Total Crime Rate

247.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 247.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 68.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Roebuck Gate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 26th 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 Roebuck Gate (SG2 8DP) in the last 12 months was 247.9 per 1,000 residents and was 234.9% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 81.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roebuck Gate (SG2 8DP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Roebuck Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Oak Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turpin'S Rise —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hanover Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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