Total Crime Rate

139.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 139.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 102.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.7 10/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 61st highest crime rate of 246 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 Wisden Road (SG1 5JE) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 220.6% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Pollard Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
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
Apr 2026Other theft York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Martins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Martins Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Martins Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bader Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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