Total Crime Rate

154.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 154.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fir Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 248 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 Fir Close (SG2 8DA) in the last 12 months was 154.5 per 1,000 residents and was 103.1% higher than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fir Close (SG2 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fir Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Green Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Monks View Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nodes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nodes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nodes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lodge Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grenville Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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