Total Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 25.1 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Beech Drive area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 28th lowest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Drive (SG2 9TG) in the last 12 months was 25.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Drive (SG2 9TG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beech Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Collenswood Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warners Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxleys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Unwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cholwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Green East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hyde Green East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Collenswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breakspear —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dovedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parker'S Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shephall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Paddocks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hyde Green North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Hyde Green South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shephall Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breakspear —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shephall Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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