Crime Rates at Hertford Road, Stevenage, SG2 8SH

Hertford Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 81st 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 8SH) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford Road (SG2 8SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holly Leys, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windsor Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.