Total Crime Rate
150.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Spur area has the 8th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 55th highest crime rate of 248 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 The Spur (SG1 1SN) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Spur (SG1 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broom Walk, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fox Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bedwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rockingham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Moat | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Priory Dell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Denton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Denton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Denton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Moat | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Harper Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abinger Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broom Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbots Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bedwell Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowcock Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Spur | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Walden End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Moat | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abinger Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Local resolution |
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