Total Crime Rate

166.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 166.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 55.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

York Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 46th 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 York Road (SG1 4EZ) in the last 12 months was 166.1 per 1,000 residents and was 282.2% higher than the Manor average (43.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SG1 4EZ), 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Canterbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martins Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Martins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martins Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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