Total Crime Rate
2575.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastgate area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 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 Eastgate (SG1 1EN) in the last 12 months was 2575.6 per 1,000 residents and was 978.1% higher than the Bedwell average (238.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 205 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 296 (≈ 1243.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastgate (SG1 1EN), 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.
View Crime In Bedwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Quadrant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Quadrant | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A602 | Under investigation |
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