Total Crime Rate

156.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shephall Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 50th highest crime rate of 246 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 Shephall Way (SG2 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 110.7% higher than the Longmeadow average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 70.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shephall Way (SG2 9QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barnwell (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shephall Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Foxfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breakspear
Apr 2026Other theft Sisson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxleys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Unwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ridlins End Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bandley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bandley Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bandley Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Green East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breakspear
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shephall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Barnwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cholwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shephall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shephall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Green East Under investigation

Data Sources

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