Total Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 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 theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hydean Way area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Longmeadow , and the 81st lowest crime rate of 248 local areas in Stevenage .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hydean Way (SG2 9YH) in the last 12 months was 48.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% lower than the Longmeadow average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hydean Way (SG2 9YH), 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 (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hydean Way area

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

Data Sources

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