Total Crime Rate

192.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 192.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 63.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Towers area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 38th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Towers (SG1 1HE) in the last 12 months was 192.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% lower than the Bedwell average (262.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 63.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Towers (SG1 1HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 260 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (111 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Towers area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/131)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A602 —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tippet Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A602 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tippet Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tippet Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tippet Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastgate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastgate —
Apr 2026Public order Eastgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Eastgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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