Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG2 7RB
How much crime is recorded in SG2 7RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chells North
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,475 (2024)
SG2 7RBStevenage
How safe is SG2 7RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG2 7RB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7RBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft1.74.5
Burglary1.69.1
Criminal damage and arson1.14.7
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Public order0.14.6
Drugs0.12.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 78% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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.