Crime Rates at Edison Road, Stevenage, SG2 0DF

Edison Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 27th 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 Edison Road (SG2 0DF) in the last 12 months was 237.3 per 1,000 residents and was 316.7% higher than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 115.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edison Road (SG2 0DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chells Way, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priestly Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.