Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Drugs 9.0 8/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Godfrey Close area has the 26th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 97th 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 Godfrey Close (SG2 9SY) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Godfrey Close (SG2 9SY), 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 Godfrey Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cholwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barnwell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Ridings
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Godfrey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randals Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspear Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shephall Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mackenzie Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayley Common Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elm Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Breakspear Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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