Total Crime Rate

141.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Townsend Mews area has the 18th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 60th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Townsend Mews (SG1 3AT) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 82.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Townsend Mews (SG1 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Townsend Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Primett Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Games Yard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lintott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lintott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lintott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Southend Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Games Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldcroft
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kilby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kilby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kilby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairlight Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fairlight Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlight Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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