Crime Rates at St Margarets, Stevenage, SG2 8RG

St Margarets 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 St Margarets (SG2 8RG) 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 St Margarets (SG2 8RG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 37 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.