Total Crime Rate

167.2 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 167.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.7 10/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Valley Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 49th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Way (SG2 9AG) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 119.9% higher than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -5.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Way (SG2 9AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Spring —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Leaves Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Leaves Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tillers Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime William Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime William Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Muntings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Robbery Monks View Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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