Total Crime Rate
210.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
113.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sish Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 246 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 Sish Lane (SG1 3LR) in the last 12 months was 210.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sish Lane (SG1 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshgate, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1155 (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A1155 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sish Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenways | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | A1155 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A1155 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1155 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1155 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A1155 | Under investigation |
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