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Crime in Stevenage by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,990crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+8%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Chells Manorlowest rate54.3 per 1,000 a year
108.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Chells (-2%), Fishers Green (-1%) and Roebuck (-1%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1BedwellSG1 · 11,713 residents 220.6▲ 15%violence
2RoebuckSG2 · 5,189 residents 168▼ 1%violence
3Fishers GreenSG1 · 6,728 residents 164.7▼ 1%violence
4Old TownSG1 · 10,105 residents 157.1▲ 8%violence
5StevenageSG1 · 50,216 residents 154.2▲ 5%violence
6Pin GreenSG1 · 13,223 residents 119.5▲ 25%violence
7PoplarsSG2 · 10,042 residents 108.3▲ 5%violence
8ShephallSG2 · 10,458 residents 97.2▲ 12%violence
9Symonds GreenSG1 · 6,078 residents 96.7▲ 5%violence
10BroadwaterSG2 · 11,265 residents 84.2▲ 11%violence
11St NicholasSG1 · 16,692 residents 81.5▲ 38%violence
12ChellsSG2 · 11,587 residents 60.8▼ 2%violence
13Chells ManorSG2 · 10,904 residents 54.3▲ 9%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Stevenage have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Chells Manor, Chells, St Nicholas, Broadwater and Symonds Green.

Which areas of Stevenage have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Bedwell, Roebuck, Fishers Green, Old Town and Stevenage.

Is crime going up or down in Stevenage?

Across Stevenage, 2,990 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.