Total Crime Rate

156.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 156.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Filey Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Filey Close (SG1 2JW) in the last 12 months was 156.5 per 1,000 residents and was 108.1% higher than the Symonds Green average (75.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Filey Close (SG1 2JW), 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 Filey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blyth Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bude Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skegness Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bude Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bude Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Symonds Green Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Symonds Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Symonds Green Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skegness Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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