Crime Rate in Bedwell, ward

Bedwell has the highest crime rate of 13 wards in Stevenage district and the 188th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 16th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bedwell in the last 12 months was 238.9 per 1,000 residents and was 114.6% higher than the Stevenage district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bedwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 645 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 22 cases , up 10.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 62.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 873 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bedwell ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 218 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Police Station (104 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.