Total Crime Rate

32.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 32.7 3/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Dryden Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chells , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 246 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 Dryden Crescent (SG2 0JG) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 60.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dryden Crescent (SG2 0JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wetherby Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sweyns Mead (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Stevenage

Crime Over Time in Dryden Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweyns Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pacatian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wetherby Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pacatian Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pacatian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pacatian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tacitus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pacatian Way Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑