Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Public order 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Taywood Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 79th highest crime rate of 248 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 Taywood Close (SG2 9QP) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taywood Close (SG2 9QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridlins End, where police recorded 23 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.

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Crime Over Time in Taywood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oakfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspear Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russell Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnwell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspear Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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