Total Crime Rate
10.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bandley Rise area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bandley Rise (SG2 9LS) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bandley Rise (SG2 9LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bandley Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bandley Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxfield | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxfield | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Foxfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cholwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fallowfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fallowfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shephall Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shephall Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shephall Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bandley Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxleys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Breakspear | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Breakspear | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sisson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Ridlins End | Under investigation |
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