Crime Rates at Bessemer Drive, Stevenage, SG1 2DL

Bessemer Drive area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 25th 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 Bessemer Drive (SG1 2DL) in the last 12 months was 251.7 per 1,000 residents and was 235.2% higher than the Symonds Green average (75.1 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 crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessemer Drive (SG1 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gunnels Wood Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bus/Coach Station (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.