Total Crime Rate

260.5 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 260.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 28.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bessemer Drive area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 26th 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 Bessemer Drive (SG1 2DL) in the last 12 months was 260.5 per 1,000 residents and was 246.4% higher than the Symonds Green average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessemer Drive (SG1 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bessemer Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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