Total Crime Rate
138.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Canterbury Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 62nd 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 Canterbury Way (SG1 4DX) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 219.0% higher than the Manor average (43.5 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 70.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canterbury Way (SG1 4DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canterbury Way (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Canterbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradman Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Canterbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ripon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ripon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canterbury Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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