Total Crime Rate

722.9 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 722.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 265.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.4 10/10
  • Public order 48.2 10/10
  • Other theft 32.1 10/10
  • Drugs 28.1 10/10
  • Robbery 20.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
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

Park Place area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 5th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Place (SG1 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 722.9 per 1,000 residents and was 202.6% higher than the Bedwell average (238.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 208.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Place (SG1 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 270 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marshgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Southgate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Marshgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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