Total Crime Rate
141.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Turpins Rise area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 61st highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Turpins Rise (SG2 8QR) in the last 12 months was 141.2 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% higher than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Turpins Rise (SG2 8QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Chace (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longmeadow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Carisbrooke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hanover Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knebworth Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Forest Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatsworth Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knebworth Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hanover Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakdell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hanover Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Stevenage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stevenage Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Chace | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.