Total Crime Rate

210.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 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

Lintott Close 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 Lintott Close (SG1 3LZ) 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 Lintott Close (SG1 3LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 264 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lintott Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlight Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fairlight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairlight Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lintott Close
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Games Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Townsend Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Townsend Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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