Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 80.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Pastures area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Chells , and the 116th highest crime rate of 246 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 The Pastures (SG2 7DF) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pastures (SG2 7DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boxfield Green, where police recorded 20 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Pastures area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uplands —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Uplands —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Uplands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Emperors Gate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweyns Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tacitus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Apollo Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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