Total Crime Rate

47.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Fawcett Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chells , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fawcett Road (SG2 0EL) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fawcett Road (SG2 0EL), the main crime hotspot is near Mobbsbury Way. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fawcett Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mobbsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mobbsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mobbsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakes Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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