Total Crime Rate

182.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Scarborough Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 40th 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 Scarborough Avenue (SG1 2HH) in the last 12 months was 182.8 per 1,000 residents and was 143.1% higher than the Symonds Green average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarborough Avenue (SG1 2HH), the main crime hotspot is near Scarborough Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scarborough Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Prestatyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Symonds Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vincent Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prestatyn Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corton Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skegness Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skegness Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Symonds Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Symonds Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Avenue —
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Data Sources

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