Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Briardale area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 81st 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 Briardale (SG1 1TP) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Bedwell average (238.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briardale (SG1 1TP), the main crime hotspot is near Monkswood Way. Police recorded 170 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briardale area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Monkswood Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walden End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Spur Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Monkswood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —
Sep 2025Public order Jennings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jennings Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Monkswood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monkswood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Monkswood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Monkswood Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monkswood Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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