Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG2 9PU
How much crime is recorded in SG2 9PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poplars
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,212 (2024)
How safe is SG2 9PU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG2 9PU 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
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
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 9PUNational
Shoplifting45.08.4
Violence and sexual offences32.323.6
Other theft17.44.5
Criminal damage and arson11.14.7
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Public order4.94.6
Other crime4.41.5
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Drugs2.82.4
Robbery0.81.4
Burglary0.69.1
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
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30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.