Crime Rates at Scarborough Avenue, Stevenage, SG1 2QA

Scarborough Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 35th 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 Scarborough Avenue (SG1 2QA) in the last 12 months was 201.4 per 1,000 residents and was 167.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scarborough Avenue (SG1 2QA), 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.