Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Longcroft Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 118th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Longcroft Road (SG1 3JU) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longcroft Road (SG1 3JU), the main crime hotspot is near Barclay Crescent. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longcroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hellards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowan Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Providence Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawkes Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leggett Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leggett Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellis Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hellards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pryor Court
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitesmead Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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