Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.4 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 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Plash Drive area has the 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 55th 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 Plash Drive (SG1 1LW) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Bedwell average (262.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plash Drive (SG1 1LW), the main crime hotspot is near Silam Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plash Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cuttys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Miller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wornham Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wornham Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Apr 2026Public order Crossgates Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Crossgates Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossgates Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Claymores Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greenways Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Garden Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A1155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A1155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A1155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A1155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1155 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miller Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wornham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Wornham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wornham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Penn Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cuttys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broxdell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Inskip Crescent —
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Data Sources

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