Crime Rates at Broadwater Crescent, Stevenage, SG2 8ES

Broadwater Crescent area has the 14th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 61st highest crime rate of 246 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 Broadwater Crescent (SG2 8ES) in the last 12 months was 139.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Crescent (SG2 8ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelmere Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.