Crime Rates at Popple Way, Stevenage, SG1 3TA

Popple Way 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 Popple Way (SG1 3TA) 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 Popple Way (SG1 3TA), the main crime hotspot is near Silam Road. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.