Total Crime Rate

39.6 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 39.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ten Acres Crescent area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 59th 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 Ten Acres Crescent (SG2 9US) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ten Acres Crescent (SG2 9US), 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 Ten Acres Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ten Acres Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lime Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ten Acres Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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