What is the crime rate in stevenage?

As of March 2026, stevenage has an annual crime rate of 106.75 per 1,000 residents, based on 974 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does stevenage rank nationally for crime?

stevenage ranks #166 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in stevenage?

The most common crime type in stevenage is Violence & Sexual Offences with 388 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 39.8% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Hertfordshire Constabulary Police

stevenage Crime Intelligence Report

stevenage recorded 974 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 10.77 per 1,000 residents. This places stevenage at #166 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 20.0% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 9.4% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

974

trending_up +20.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

106.75per 1k

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#255of 330

Top 18% Riskiest UK

Hertfordshire

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Ranked by annual rate

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Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 50	50
On or near Monkswood Way Map	Shoplifting: 34 Public order: 5	34
On or near Police Station Map	Violence and sexual offences: 14 Public order: 7 Drugs: 3	14
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 9 Other theft: 6 Drugs: 5	9
On or near Supermarket Map	Violence and sexual offences: 19	19
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 18	18
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 8 Shoplifting: 7 Other theft: 2	8
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 15	15
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 7 Public order: 5	7
On or near Nightclub Map	Violence and sexual offences: 9 Possession of weapons: 1	9

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

974 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

388

39.8%

Anti-social Behaviour

167

17.1%

Shoplifting

9.1%

Public Order

7.2%

Other Theft

6.5%

Criminal Damage & Arson

6.1%

Drug Offences

5.3%

Vehicle Crime

2.8%

Other Crime

2.0%

Bicycle Theft

1.3%

Burglary

1.1%

Weapons Possession

0.8%

Robbery

0.5%

Theft from Person

0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

670

Total Stops

12.7%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

365

Article for use in theft

158

Offensive weapons

Stolen goods

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Psychoactive substances

Game or poaching equipment

Outcome

A no further action disposal444

Arrest85

Community resolution79

Not recorded53

Caution (simple or conditional)5

Summons / charged by post2

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Gender

Male328

Other262

Female61

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

71.1%

White

14.8%

Black

10.9%

Asian

3.1%

Other

Stop & search data published by Hertfordshire Constabulary under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

Expert Safety Insights

Ward Safety Rankings

13 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Bedwell	202	162.0
2	Old Town	115	131.8
3	Roebuck	152	106.4
4	Woodfield	75	97.1
5	Pin Green	73	91.9

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Manor	30	4.7
shield	Symonds Green	60	6.0
shield	St Nicholas	47	5.8
shield	Bandley Hill	62	9.0
shield	Longmeadow	34	5.7

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +20.0%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +9.4%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +1.9%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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