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Crime in SG2 8LL

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

Neighbourhood
Broadwater & Bragbury End
Council
Stevenage
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,606 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG2 8LL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG2 8LL area, broadly in line with 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
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 8LLNational
Violence and sexual offences29.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.710.7
Public order4.54.6
Other crime3.81.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Other theft3.14.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Drugs0.92.4
Burglary0.99.1
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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