Total Crime Rate

79.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Stirling Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 117th highest 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 Stirling Close (SG2 8TQ) in the last 12 months was 79.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stirling Close (SG2 8TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Kenilworth Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stirling Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawlish Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembridge Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Pembridge Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osterley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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