Total Crime Rate

346.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 346.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 156.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Archer 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.

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Crime Over Time in Archer Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Pin Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Larwood Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Webb Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Webb Rise
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larwood Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larwood Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meredith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webb Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hayward Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Webb Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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