Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandown Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Manor , and the 114th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandown Road (SG1 5SF) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% higher than the Manor average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandown Road (SG1 5SF), the main crime hotspot is near Ascot Crescent. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julia Gate Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tacitus Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doncaster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chepstow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apollo Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Apollo Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ascot Crescent —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ascot Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Gordian Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordian Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julia Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julia Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wetherby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Wetherby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wetherby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Drury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Drury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Julia Gate Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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