Total Crime Rate
226.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King George Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 30th highest crime rate of 248 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 King George Close (SG1 3TB) in the last 12 months was 226.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King George Close (SG1 3TB), the main crime hotspot is near Silam Road. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Almond Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Garden Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1155 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Garden Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshgate | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Marshgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marshgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Silam Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A1155 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1155 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1155 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | A1155 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Broadview | Under investigation |
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