Total Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 54th highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newton Road (SG2 0BX) in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.5% higher than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 89.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newton Road (SG2 0BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newton Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edison Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Newton 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faraday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cabot Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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