Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.0 7/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hardwick Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 44th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hardwick Close (SG2 8UF) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 125.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hardwick Close (SG2 8UF), 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 Hardwick Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kenilworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychdell Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haddon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychdell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawlish Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenilworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Osterley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenilworth Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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