Crime Rate in Chells, ward

Chells has the 5th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Stevenage district and the 3482nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 333rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chells in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Stevenage district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chells’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 282 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 326 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chells ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.