Total Crime Rate
109.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fry Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 84th 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 Fry Road (SG2 0QG) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% higher than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 47.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fry Road (SG2 0QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cavell Walk, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dovedale (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Collenswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Fry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dovedale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Collenswood Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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