Total Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Paddocks area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 121st highest 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 The Paddocks (SG2 9TX) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Paddocks (SG2 9TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oxleys Road, where police recorded 17 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.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxleys Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hyde Green South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warners Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Green East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hyde Green East | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddocks | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Colts Corner | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Unwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hyde Green North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wortham Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Barnwell | Under investigation |
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