Crime in Stevenage
Recorded crime in Stevenage is 1.6 times the Stevenage council average and 1.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has risen 8%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stevenage: about 21,345 residents in 20 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 2/10High crime
- Living
- 8.5/10Excellent
- 5-year change
- +8%more crimes
- vs the council
- 1.6×the Stevenage council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stevenage.
Crime over 5 years
Up 8% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Stevenage, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.6× the Stevenage council average (1.7× the England and Wales average). 149 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 10% of the harm here
- Robbery: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 43 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Stevenage (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Stevenage council area, not only the town of Stevenage. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 76 | 0.83 | Up 3% |
| Cars broken into | 237 | 2.6 | Up 63% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 500 | 5.4 | Up 16% |
| Burglary of homes | 94 | 1.0 | Up 6% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in SG1
In SG1, the postcode district at the centre of Stevenage, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 2,604 | 8% | 4% | 70% | 14% | 4% |
| Other theft | 572 | 1% | 1% | 21% | 73% | 4% |
| Shoplifting | 512 | 19% | 3% | 14% | 63% | 1% |
| Public order | 495 | 14% | 3% | 56% | 22% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 459 | 7% | 4% | 36% | 51% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 231 | 3% | 0% | 12% | 82% | 3% |
| Drugs | 178 | 31% | 34% | 24% | 1% | 11% |
| Burglary | 161 | 2% | 1% | 20% | 76% | 2% |
| Other crime | 116 | 10% | 3% | 62% | 16% | 9% |
| Bicycle theft | 73 | 3% | 1% | 10% | 71% | 15% |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 71 | 0% | 0% | 31% | 56% | 13% |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 70 | 40% | 11% | 31% | 3% | 14% |
| Robbery | 52 | 15% | 2% | 35% | 42% | 6% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 4% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 1.6 |
| Burglary | 5.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 53.7 |
| Drugs | 7.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 2.6 |
| Other crime | 2.9 |
| Other theft | 13.4 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 2.7 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 13.5 |
| Public order | 14.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 4.2 |
| Shoplifting | 18.7 |
Postcode districts in Stevenage
Nearby towns
Council: Stevenage
Questions about crime in Stevenage
- Is Stevenage a safe place to live?
- Stevenage scores 2 out of 10 for safety (high crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.6 times the Stevenage council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Stevenage?
- Up 8% over 5 years, from 3,092 recorded crimes a year to 3,329.
- What is the most common crime in Stevenage?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 54 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Stevenage compare with Stevenage council?
- Crime severity in Stevenage is 1.6 times the Stevenage council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Stevenage?
- In SG1, the postcode district at the centre of Stevenage, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 34% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Stevenage?
- Of 161 burglaries reported in SG1, the postcode district at the centre of Stevenage between September 2024 and August 2025, 2% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 76% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Stevenage?
- In the Stevenage council area, the police recorded 76 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.8 per 1,000 residents, up 3% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Stevenage?
- 500 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Stevenage council area, 5.4 per 1,000 residents, 1.1 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Stevenage last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Stevenage council area, against 1 the year before.