Total Crime Rate
472.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Silam Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 10th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Silam Road (SG1 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 472.2 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Bedwell average (238.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 73 (β 253.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Silam Road (SG1 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Silam Road. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 47 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 | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Dell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broom Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Dell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenways | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Inskip Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Penn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Penn Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruckles Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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