The overall crime rate in Stevenage city is 106.3 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 35.1% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 106% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 85.0% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 148% of national crime rate which puts Stevenage on 23. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 22.2% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 2.1k cases and has decreased by 6.9% when compared year-over-year in the period of November 2023 - October 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 35.1% | 28. lowest | 106% | 3.3k | 6.8% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 22.2% | 23. highest | 148% | 2.1k | -6.9% |
Other theft crime | 8.0% | 44. highest | 112% | 738 | -2.5% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.7% | 13. lowest | 99% | 712 | -1.2% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.9% | 20. lowest | 95% | 643 | -9.7% |
Public order crime | 5.8% | 11. lowest | 85% | 542 | 7.1% |
Vehicle crime | 3.5% | 19. lowest | 61% | 329 | -27.5% |
Drugs crime | 2.7% | 37. lowest | 102% | 253 | -13.1% |
Other crime | 2.2% | 49. lowest | 113% | 201 | 37.7% |
Burglary crime | 2.1% | 3. lowest | 53% | 195 | -1.5% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.1% | 47. highest | 121% | 106 | -3.6% |
Theft from the person crime | 1.0% | 35. highest | 47% | 96 | 31.5% |
Robbery crime | 0.8% | 30. lowest | 64% | 74 | 85.0% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.8% | 17. lowest | 89% | 72 | -1.4% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Stevenage city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Stevenage city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 23.6 | 15.9 |
Bicycle theft | 1.2 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 2.2 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 7.4 | 7.8 |
Drugs | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Other crime | 2.3 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 8.5 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Public order | 6.2 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 8.2 | 8.2 |
Theft from the person | 1.1 | 2.3 |
Vehicle crime | 3.8 | 6.1 |
Violent crime | 37.3 | 35.1 |