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

Oakwell 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 Oakwell Close (SG2 8UG) 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 Oakwell Close (SG2 8UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pembridge Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stirling Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oakwell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dawlish Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembridge Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stirling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychdell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wychdell Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pembridge Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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