Total Crime Rate

272.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 272.9 10/10
  • Other theft 72.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 70.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Roebuck Gate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 23rd 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 Roebuck Gate (SG2 8DP) in the last 12 months was 272.9 per 1,000 residents and was 258.9% higher than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 170.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.2% 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 94 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Carisbrooke Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knebworth Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knebworth Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hanover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Forest Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hanover Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Chace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roebuck Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Chace —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stevenage Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stevenage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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