Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bedwell Crescent area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 90th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bedwell Crescent (SG1 1LU) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedwell Crescent (SG1 1LU), 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 Bedwell Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bedwell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1155 Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2025Possession of weapons Priory Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1155 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A1155 —
Sep 2025Other theft A1155 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1155 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Silam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linkways West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broxdell Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inskip Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Inskip Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruckles Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruckles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadview Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silam Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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