Total Crime Rate

934.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 934.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.2 10/10
  • Other theft 159.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.1 10/10
  • Public order 72.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Robbery 27.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 4th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (SG1 1AT) in the last 12 months was 934.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1129.0% higher than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 288.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (SG1 1AT), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 165 crimes here, including 104 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southgate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tippet Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tippet Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tippet Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tippet Court —
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Quadrant Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Quadrant —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
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Data Sources

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