Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancaster Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 116th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lancaster Close (SG1 4RX) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Almond Hill average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lancaster Close (SG1 4RX), the main crime hotspot is near York Road. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lancaster Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrews Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iona Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Iona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Iona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Iona Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Guildford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Albans Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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