Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Walden End area has the 12th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Bedwell , and the 71st 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 Walden End (SG1 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walden End (SG1 1TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garden Walk (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walden End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Denton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Denton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Moat Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A602 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Briardale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Walden End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft The Spur Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Garden Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Denton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Penn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Southgate Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southgate —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A602 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penn Road —

Data Sources

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