Total Crime Rate

63.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 63.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cook Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chells , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cook Road (SG2 0ET) in the last 12 months was 63.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Chells average (69.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cook Road (SG2 0ET), the main crime hotspot is near Chells Way. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chells Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chells Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chells Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chells Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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