The overall crime rate in Stevenage city is 105.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.2k crimes were violent crimes which is 34.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 104% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 57.1% 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 152% of national crime rate which puts Stevenage on 22. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 22.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 2.1k cases and has decreased by 3.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of October 2023 - September 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 34.8% | 26. lowest | 104% | 3.2k | 3.7% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 22.9% | 22. highest | 152% | 2.1k | -3.5% |
Other theft crime | 7.9% | 50. lowest | 109% | 724 | -5.5% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.5% | 13. lowest | 98% | 692 | -4.8% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.9% | 20. lowest | 93% | 634 | -14.7% |
Public order crime | 5.7% | 10. lowest | 82% | 526 | 2.5% |
Vehicle crime | 3.7% | 19. lowest | 62% | 336 | -35.0% |
Drugs crime | 2.8% | 41. lowest | 106% | 258 | -10.4% |
Burglary crime | 2.1% | 3. lowest | 52% | 193 | -4.9% |
Other crime | 2.0% | 44. lowest | 108% | 188 | 17.5% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.2% | 44. highest | 126% | 112 | 7.7% |
Theft from the person crime | 1.0% | 39. highest | 47% | 93 | 32.9% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.8% | 17. lowest | 88% | 71 | -1.4% |
Robbery crime | 0.7% | 26. lowest | 57% | 66 | 57.1% |
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 | 24.2 | 15.9 |
Bicycle theft | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 2.2 | 4.3 |
Criminal damage and arson | 7.3 | 7.8 |
Drugs | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Other crime | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 8.3 | 7.6 |
Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Public order | 6.0 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 7.9 | 8.1 |
Theft from the person | 1.1 | 2.3 |
Vehicle crime | 3.9 | 6.2 |
Violent crime | 36.7 | 35.1 |