Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Venables Terrace area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 77th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Venables Terrace (SG1 3QZ) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Venables Terrace (SG1 3QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 191 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Venables Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dymoke Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stanmore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Basils Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chambers Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person The Grange Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Walkern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olde Swann Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Middle Row —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Middle Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fieldcroft —

Data Sources

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