Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Archer Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 97th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Archer Road (SG1 5QP) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Almond Hill average (131.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archer Road (SG1 5QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hayward Close, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Archer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Pin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hayward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lonsdale Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hayward Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meredith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hayward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Webb Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Webb Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Pin Square Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Pin Square —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Pin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Pin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King Pin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Pin Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Pin Square Under investigation
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Data Sources

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