Crime Rates at Crossgates, Stevenage, SG1 1LR

Crossgates 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 Crossgates (SG1 1LR) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Crossgates (SG1 1LR), 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.