Total Crime Rate

152.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 152.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oaks Cross area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 54th highest crime rate of 248 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 Oaks Cross (SG2 8LR) in the last 12 months was 152.0 per 1,000 residents and was 99.9% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 77.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 187.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaks Cross (SG2 8LR), 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 Oaks Cross area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lygrave Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elbow Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville —
Sep 2025Other theft The Noke Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Macrae Close —
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 2025Public order Pepsal End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pepsal End Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elbow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elbow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lygrave Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Raban Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lygrave —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Leys Under investigation
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Data Sources

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