Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Kings Walden Rise area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chells , and the 71st 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 Kings Walden Rise (SG2 0JX) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% lower than the Chells average (69.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Walden Rise (SG2 0JX), the main crime hotspot is near Julia Gate. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Walden Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Julia Gate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweyns Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pacatian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pacatian Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pacatian Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Tacitus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pacatian Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pacatian Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emperors Gate Under investigation
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Data Sources

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