Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nokeside area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nokeside (SG2 8EY) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nokeside (SG2 8EY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nokeside area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hertford Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tye End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tye End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Burydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burydale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hertford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hertford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hertford Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nokeside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadwater Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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