Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Faraday Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Faraday Road (SG2 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Faraday Road (SG2 0BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Priestly Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Faraday Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darwin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunel Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faraday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestly Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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