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Crime in SG2 9

How much crime is recorded in SG2 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stevenage
Region
East of England
Population
15,023 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG2 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG2 9, 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
31.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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 9National
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Shoplifting16.58.4
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Other theft5.14.5
Burglary4.69.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Public order3.84.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime2.11.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 5% 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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