Total Crime Rate

97.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.9 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 97.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Public order 16.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Minehead Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 98th highest crime rate of 246 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 Minehead Way (SG1 2HY) in the last 12 months was 97.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minehead Way (SG1 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near Minehead Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Minehead Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hastings Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Minehead Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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