Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 52.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Walkern Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walkern Road (SG1 3RZ) in the last 12 months was 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walkern Road (SG1 3RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Ellis Avenue. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Walkern Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lines Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lines Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitesmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Providence Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitesmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellis Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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