Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Rectory Croft area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 44th 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 Rectory Croft (SG1 4BY) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Croft (SG1 4BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Underwood Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daltry Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Underwood Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Underwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Underwood Road —
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Data Sources

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