Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 59.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornfields area has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Chells , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cornfields (SG2 7RB) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Chells average (68.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornfields (SG2 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Fortuna Close. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cornfields area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweyns Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hedgerows Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conifer Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Conifer Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harvest Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweyns Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweyns Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sweyns Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dryden Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eliot Road

Data Sources

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