Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Old Bourne Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Almond Hill , and the 56th lowest 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 Old Bourne Way (SG1 6AE) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bourne Way (SG1 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bourne Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wansbeck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlesborough Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ripon Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ripon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ripon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ripon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Kennett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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