Total Crime Rate

227.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 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 227.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 88.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Breakspear area has the 6th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 30th 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 Breakspear (SG2 9SQ) in the last 12 months was 227.9 per 1,000 residents and was 207.8% higher than the Longmeadow average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Breakspear (SG2 9SQ), 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 Breakspear area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shephall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shephall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shephall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Unwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxleys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Green East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Green East Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ridlins End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cholwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Foxfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breakspear —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breakspear —
Apr 2026Other crime Barnwell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortham Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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