Total Crime Rate

934.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 934.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 252.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 180.2 10/10
  • Other theft 159.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.1 10/10
  • Public order 72.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Robbery 27.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
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

Gunnels Wood Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 4th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gunnels Wood Road (SG1 2BL) in the last 12 months was 934.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1129.0% higher than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 128 (≈ 288.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Data Sources

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