Total Crime Rate

225.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.0 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 225.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Drugs 26.7 10/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Essex Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 31st 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 Essex Road (SG1 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 225.5 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (SG1 3EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Dewpond Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Huntingdon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Dewpond Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bowling Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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