Total Crime Rate

266.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 266.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.2 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Towers area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 25th 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 The Towers (SG1 1HE) in the last 12 months was 266.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% higher than the Bedwell average (238.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 32.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (β‰ˆ 131.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% 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 214 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (104 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Towers area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A602 β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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