Crime Rate in Martins Wood, ward

Martins Wood has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Stevenage district and the 3438th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 421st highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Martins Wood in the last 12 months was 59.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Stevenage district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Martins Wood’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 154 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 191 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Martins Wood ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 128 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (43 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.