Total Crime Rate

175.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 175.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cook Road area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chells , and the 41st 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 Cook Road (SG2 0HB) in the last 12 months was 175.7 per 1,000 residents and was 156.3% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 117.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cook Road (SG2 0HB), 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 Cook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Epsom Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ross Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ross Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Doncaster Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chepstow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chepstow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mobbsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mobbsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mobbsbury Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cameron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drakes Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Byron Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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