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

Symonds Green 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 Symonds Green (SG1 2HP) 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 Symonds Green (SG1 2HP), 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 Symonds Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bude Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redcar Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redcar Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bude Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bude Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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