Total Crime Rate

118.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 118.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Symonds Green Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 74th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Symonds Green Road (SG1 2HB) in the last 12 months was 118.3 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Symonds Green Road (SG1 2HB), the main crime hotspot is near Berwick Close. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Symonds Green Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Scarborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Close —
Apr 2026Public order Berwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Symonds Green Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Corton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berwick Close —
Apr 2026Public order Berwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarborough Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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