Total Crime Rate
226.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sish Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 30th highest crime rate of 248 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 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% 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 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1155 (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Almond Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greenways | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sish Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1155 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1155 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A1155 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1155 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1155 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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