Total Crime Rate
23.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Haddon Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Haddon Close (SG2 8SU) in the last 12 months was 23.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Haddon Close (SG2 8SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oundle Path (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Badminton Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Badminton Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holly Leys | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oundle Path | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blenheim Way | Under investigation |
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