Total Crime Rate

92.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Hillcrest area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 104th 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 Hillcrest (SG1 1PT) in the last 12 months was 92.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest (SG1 1PT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hillcrest area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillmead —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holly Copse Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bedwell Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poppy Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bedwell Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linkways West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Linkways West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colestrete Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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