Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Jessop Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Jessop Road (SG1 5LL) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jessop Road (SG1 5LL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 33 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jessop Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jessop Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradman Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradman Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coventry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coventry Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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