Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG2 9DD
How much crime is recorded in SG2 9DD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shephall
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,665 (2024)
How safe is SG2 9DD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG2 9DD area, above 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
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 9DDNational
Violence and sexual offences32.423.6
Anti-social behaviour16.810.7
Shoplifting9.68.4
Public order5.04.6
Burglary3.29.1
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.91.5
Robbery1.01.4
Other theft1.04.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.