Total Crime Rate

150.9 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 150.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

The 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Spur area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rockingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Priory Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Denton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Denton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Denton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Harper Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abinger Close 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 Abbots Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedwell Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bowcock Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Spur Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walden End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Abinger Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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