Total Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 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

Poston Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chells , and the 98th 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 Poston Place (SG2 0BS) in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% higher than the Chells average (68.6 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poston Place (SG2 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Barham Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 7 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferrier Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flinders Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flinders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flinders Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Beane Avenue Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Blackwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferrier Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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