Total Crime Rate

1146.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

355.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1146.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 398.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 355.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.0 10/10
  • Other theft 117.1 10/10
  • Public order 101.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 96.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.8 10/10
  • Robbery 33.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.8 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · 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 3rd highest crime rate of 246 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 1146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1448.6% higher than the Longmeadow average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 355.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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