Total Crime Rate

62.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 62.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woodland Way area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 101st 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 Woodland Way (SG2 8BX) in the last 12 months was 62.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Longmeadow average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodland Way (SG2 8BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 37 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 Woodland Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks View Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Oak Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Reach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Broad Oak Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roebuck Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Gate
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Green Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Under investigation

Data Sources

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