Total Crime Rate

301.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

142.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 301.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 142.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 115.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Darwin Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 246 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 Darwin Road (SG2 0DE) in the last 12 months was 301.7 per 1,000 residents and was 313.5% 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 Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 142.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darwin Road (SG2 0DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chells Way, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priestly Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Darwin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chells Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priestly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Darwin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Darwin Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nash Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chells Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faraday Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chells Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chells Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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