Total Crime Rate

365.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 365.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 80.0 9/10
  • Public order 50.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 10.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Chace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 15th 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 The Chace (SG2 8QS) in the last 12 months was 365.0 per 1,000 residents and was 393.0% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chace (SG2 8QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 78 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Chace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Oak Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Broad Oak Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Roebuck Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Gate —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turpin'S Rise —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hanover Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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