Total Crime Rate

321.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 321.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Drugs 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Archer Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 18th 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 Archer Road (SG1 5HJ) in the last 12 months was 321.2 per 1,000 residents and was 156.8% higher 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 171.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 104.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Road (SG1 5HJ), the main crime hotspot is near King Pin Square. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Archer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Pin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairlands Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairlands Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Fairlands Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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