Total Crime Rate

171.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 171.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.1 10/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Shephall Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 43rd 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 Shephall Way (SG2 9RB) in the last 12 months was 171.3 per 1,000 residents and was 125.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 700.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 96.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shephall Way (SG2 9RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Featherston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shephall Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randals Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspear Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspear Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cholwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayley Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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