Total Crime Rate

226.7 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 226.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Watson Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 29th 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 Watson Road (SG1 2LS) in the last 12 months was 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% higher than the Almond Hill average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (SG1 2LS), the main crime hotspot is near Fairlight Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chequers Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chequers Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fulton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fulton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Games Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Games Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequers Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chequers Bridge Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Kilby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlight Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairlight Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairlight Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairlight Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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