Crime Rates at Broadwater Crescent, Stevenage, SG2 8HL

Broadwater Crescent area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 14th highest crime rate of 246 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 Broadwater Crescent (SG2 8HL) in the last 12 months was 369.1 per 1,000 residents and was 398.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 167.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadwater Crescent (SG2 8HL), 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.