Total Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Cholwell Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 38th lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cholwell Road (SG2 9JY) in the last 12 months was 28.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cholwell Road (SG2 9JY), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cholwell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspear Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Chertsey Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cholwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayley Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fallowfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Featherston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shephall Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspear Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randals Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket

Data Sources

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