Crime Rates at Wood Green Close, Stevenage, SG2 8GB

Wood Green Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Green Close (SG2 8GB) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% lower than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Green Close (SG2 8GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nursery Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.