Crime Rates at Skylark Corner, Stevenage, SG2 9NL

Skylark Corner area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 11th highest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Skylark Corner (SG2 9NL) in the last 12 months was 430.6 per 1,000 residents and was 656.3% higher than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skylark Corner (SG2 9NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roundmead (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.