Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Abbots Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 94th 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 Abbots Grove (SG1 1NR) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbots Grove (SG1 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near The Dell. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbots Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order The Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedwell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Priory Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Spur Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Linkways West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ruckles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedwell Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruckles Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broom Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linkways East Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bedwell Park

Data Sources

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