Total Crime Rate

61.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woburn Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 248 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 Woburn Close (SG2 8SW) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woburn Close (SG2 8SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kenilworth Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oundle Path (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woburn Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychdell Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Oundle Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oundle Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mandeville
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawlish Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oundle Path Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osterley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychdell Under investigation

Data Sources

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