Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Elbow Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 58th 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 Elbow Lane (SG2 8LN) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elbow Lane (SG2 8LN), 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 Elbow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pepsal End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepsal End Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raban Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Noke Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burydale Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burydale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burydale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nokeside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nokeside —
Sep 2025Other crime Elbow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lygrave —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lygrave Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lygrave Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elbow Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Leys Under investigation
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Data Sources

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