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Crime in SG2 8

How much crime is recorded in SG2 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stevenage
Region
East of England
Population
21,342 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG2 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG2 8, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
29.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8National
Violence and sexual offences24.023.6
Shoplifting14.28.4
Anti-social behaviour11.710.7
Burglary5.29.1
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.11.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 11% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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