Crime Rate in St Nicholas, ward

St Nicholas has the 4th lowest crime rate of 13 wards in Stevenage district and the 3633rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 344th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Nicholas in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.3% lower than the Stevenage district average (111.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Nicholas’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 231 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 122.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 264 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Nicholas ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near York Road, with 67 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.