Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG2 7PL
How much crime is recorded in SG2 7PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,595 (2024)
SG2 7PLStevenage
How safe is SG2 7PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG2 7PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
SG2 7PLNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Anti-social behaviour4.210.7
Public order2.44.6
Burglary1.89.1
Other theft1.44.5
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.