Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 55.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Broadwater Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 248 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 Broadwater Crescent (SG2 8HG) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Crescent (SG2 8HG), the main crime hotspot is near Elbow Lane. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broadwater Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Elbow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osterley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oundle Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oundle Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oundle Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lygrave Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lygrave Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lygrave —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raban Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elbow Lane —
Sep 2025Other theft The Noke Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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