Total Crime Rate
238.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
142.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barclay Crescent area has the 10th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 28th 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 Barclay Crescent (SG1 3NB) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 142.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barclay Crescent (SG1 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Titmus Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barclay Crescent (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broxdell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stony Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellis Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellis Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Claymores | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ellis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grace Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wornham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wornham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wornham Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wornham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wornham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Providence Grove | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Miller Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stony Croft | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Titmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Titmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Titmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Titmus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Titmus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chelsom Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chelsom Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Langthorne Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lonsdale Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Titmus Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Titmus Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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