Total Crime Rate

287.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.7 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 287.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 112.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.8 10/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.8 6/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Broad Oak Way (SG2 8RB) in the last 12 months was 287.8 per 1,000 residents and was 288.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 112.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Oak Way (SG2 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 33 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margarets Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Monkswood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hanover Close —
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 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Hanover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hanover Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Oak Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Turpin'S Rise —
Apr 2026Other theft Broad Oak Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Oak Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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