Crime Rates at Holly Leys, Stevenage, SG2 8HY

Holly Leys 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 Holly Leys (SG2 8HY) 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 Holly Leys (SG2 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caernarvon Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.