Postcode district · Stevenage
Crime in SG1
How much crime is recorded in SG1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 61,358 (2024)
SG1Postcode district · Stevenage
How safe is SG1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
83
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SG1National
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Shoplifting9.08.4
Burglary7.09.1
Public order6.34.6
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Other theft5.44.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs3.12.4
Bicycle theft1.91.0
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.11.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.