Postcode · Stevenage
Crime in SG2 9RN
How much crime is recorded in SG2 9RN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poplars
- Council
- Stevenage
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
SG2 9RNStevenage
How safe is SG2 9RN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG2 9RN area, below 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
26.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 9RNNational
Violence and sexual offences25.523.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.44.5
Other crime2.31.5
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Burglary0.19.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.