Total Crime Rate

71.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 71.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Poston Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chells , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 246 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 Poston Place (SG2 0BS) in the last 12 months was 71.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% higher than the Chells average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poston Place (SG2 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Barham Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poston Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flinders Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Poston Place Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beane Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gresley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anderson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beane Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Barham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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