Total Crime Rate
346.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Archer Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 14th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Archer Road (SG1 5QR) in the last 12 months was 346.2 per 1,000 residents and was 176.8% higher than the Almond Hill average (125.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 189.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Archer Road (SG1 5QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hayward Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Webb Rise (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Almond Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King Pin Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Larwood Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webb Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Webb Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webb Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larwood Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Larwood Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meredith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webb Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hayward Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Webb Rise | Under investigation |
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