Crime Rates at Drakes Drive, Stevenage, SG2 0EZ

Drakes Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chells , and the 69th 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 Drakes Drive (SG2 0EZ) in the last 12 months was 47.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drakes Drive (SG2 0EZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chells Way, where police recorded 50 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.