Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lygrave area has the 17th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 68th 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 Lygrave (SG2 8JZ) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lygrave (SG2 8JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Elbow Lane. Police recorded 33 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 Lygrave area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holly Leys Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oundle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raban Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oundle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oundle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oundle Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Oundle Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sleaps Hyde Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lygrave Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oundle Path Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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