Total Crime Rate

207.7 per 1,000 9/10 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 207.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Drugs 19.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Garden Walk area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 32nd 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 Garden Walk (SG1 1JL) in the last 12 months was 207.7 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 766.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 135.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 600.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Walk (SG1 1JL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruckles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruckles Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inskip Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inskip Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1155 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1155 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft A1155 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1155 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1155 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walden End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”

Data Sources

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