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

Penn Road 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 Penn Road (SG1 1HZ) 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 Penn Road (SG1 1HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 260 crimes here, including 94 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Quadrant —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Quadrant Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Penn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Buckthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buckthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cuttys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Eastgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lyndale Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silam Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Silam Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Silam Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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