Total Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 140.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 42.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 33.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Broad Oak Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 58th highest crime rate of 246 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 Broad Oak Way (SG2 8RA) in the last 12 months was 140.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Longmeadow average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Oak Way (SG2 8RA), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Oak Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Broad Oak Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Hanover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Monkswood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Oak Way —
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roebuck Gate —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turpin'S Rise —
Apr 2026Robbery Roebuck Gate Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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