Total Crime Rate

149.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 149.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Drugs 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Ruckles Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 56th 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 Ruckles Close (SG1 1PE) in the last 12 months was 149.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 60.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruckles Close (SG1 1PE), 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 Ruckles Close area

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

Data Sources

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