Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Milestone Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milestone Close (SG2 9RR) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% lower than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (56.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milestone Close (SG2 9RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ten Acres Crescent, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Milestone Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ten Acres Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackdaw Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ten Acres Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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