Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 93rd 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 Valley Way (SG2 9BX) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Way (SG2 9BX), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peartree Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime William Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peartree Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Sean —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medalls Path Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medalls Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Medalls Link Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime William Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime William Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Muntings Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shackleton Spring —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

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