Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eastbourne Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 78th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastbourne Avenue (SG1 2EX) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 5 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 63.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastbourne Avenue (SG1 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Minehead Way. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastbourne Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bude Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bude Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redcar Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bude Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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