Total Crime Rate
46.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wisden Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 248 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 5NL) in the last 12 months was 46.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% higher than the Manor average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wisden Road (SG1 5NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jessop Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wisden Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Manor| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wisden Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sutcliffe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wisden Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larwood Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larwood Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Pollard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jessop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Jessop Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Larwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pollard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pollard Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vardon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vardon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meredith Road | Under investigation |
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