Total Crime Rate
99.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
71.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bedwell Crescent area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 94th 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 Bedwell Crescent (SG1 1NG) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bedwell Crescent (SG1 1NG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bedwell Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedwell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedwell Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hawthorns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillmead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Twinwoods | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colestrete Close | Under investigation |
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