Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG2 8JS
How much crime is recorded in SG2 8JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadwater & Bragbury End
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
SG2 8JSStevenage
How safe is SG2 8JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG2 8JS 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
19.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 8JSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.523.6
Anti-social behaviour10.410.7
Burglary6.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.32.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Public order0.44.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.