Total Crime Rate

116.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 116.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taywood Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 80th 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 Taywood Close (SG2 9QP) in the last 12 months was 116.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Taywood Close (SG2 9QP), the main crime hotspot is near Longfields. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Taywood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breakspear —
Apr 2026Other crime Barnwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Longfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breakspear —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vallansgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfields —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ridlins End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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