Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.3 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 60.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

York Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 98th 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 York Road (SG1 4ER) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SG1 4ER), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ripon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ripon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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