Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vardon Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 95th 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 Vardon Road (SG1 5PT) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Almond Hill average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Vardon Road (SG1 5PT), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vardon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Derby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Derby Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Douglas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Verity Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Douglas Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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