Total Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 117.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.9 8/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lonsdale Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 76th highest crime rate of 248 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 Lonsdale Road (SG1 5DY) in the last 12 months was 117.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% lower than the Almond Hill average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale Road (SG1 5DY), the main crime hotspot is near Hayward Close. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lonsdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hayward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lonsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grace Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grace Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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