Total Crime Rate

178.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 178.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Other theft 28.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Watson Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 246 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 Watson Road (SG1 2LS) in the last 12 months was 178.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% higher than the Almond Hill average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 72.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (SG1 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairlight Close (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kilby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kilby Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mozart Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlight Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Games Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolners Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fulton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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