Total Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wisden 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.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Martins Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Pollard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | York Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bader Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Martins Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Martins Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wisden Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wisden Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wisden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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