Total Crime Rate

108.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 108.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Other theft 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

Birdwing Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 87th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birdwing Walk (SG1 4FZ) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 149.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birdwing Walk (SG1 4FZ), the main crime hotspot is near Giles Crescent. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birdwing Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Ascot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monarch Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lulworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ascot Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Giles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Giles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glanville Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastman Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastman Way

Data Sources

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