Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.9 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 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Bude Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Symonds Green , and the 90th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bude Crescent (SG1 2QU) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bude Crescent (SG1 2QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Scarborough Avenue, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bude Crescent (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bude Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bude Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Burglary Eastbourne Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redcar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Redcar Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redcar Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Scarborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scarborough Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bude Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bude Crescent Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Scarborough Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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