Total Crime Rate

46.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wisden Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 66th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wisden Road (SG1 5JD) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wisden Road (SG1 5JD), 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 Wisden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Martins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pollard Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Other theft York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bader Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martins Way
Apr 2026Other crime Wisden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wisden Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wisden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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