Total Crime Rate
131.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Turpins Rise area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 66th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Turpins Rise (SG2 8QZ) in the last 12 months was 131.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Turpins Rise (SG2 8QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longmeadow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knebworth Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knebworth Gate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Chace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margarets | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roebuck Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Chace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oakdell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hanover Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hanover Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Hanover Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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