Total Crime Rate
1146.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
355.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blair Close area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 3rd 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 Blair Close (SG2 8DE) in the last 12 months was 1146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1448.6% higher than the Longmeadow average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 158 (≈ 355.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blair Close (SG2 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Chace (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Turpin'S Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broad Oak Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broad Oak Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Roebuck Gate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hanover Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hanover Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanover Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broad Oak Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Roebuck Gate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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