Crime Rates at Hertford Road, Stevenage, SG2 8RZ

Hertford Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 41st highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford Road (SG2 8RZ) in the last 12 months was 184.4 per 1,000 residents and was 149.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 163.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Road (SG2 8RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nodes Drive, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazelmere Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.