Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 81.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chells , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cook Road (SG2 0HB) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cook Road (SG2 0HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chepstow Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mobbsbury Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cook Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Epsom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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