Total Crime Rate

338.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 338.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.3 10/10
  • Other theft 30.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.4 9/10
  • Other crime 15.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Keller Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 16th highest crime rate of 248 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 Keller Close (SG2 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 338.5 per 1,000 residents and was 494.4% higher than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keller Close (SG2 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Keller Close. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keller Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Paddocks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Keller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order George Leighton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keller Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keller Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keller Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keller Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brittain Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Keller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation

Data Sources

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