Shephall
Middle areaSouth east Stevenage. 6,552 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 31% of people in Shephall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Shephall
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shephall at a rate of 93.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.5 per 1,000 people across Stevenage.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 275 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 110 |
| Other crime | 74 |
| Shoplifting | 46 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 29 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Shephall compares
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Is Shephall safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shephall at a rate of 93.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 118.5 per 1,000 people across Stevenage.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shephall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (275), anti-social behaviour (110) and other crime (74).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Stevenage
These figures are published for the whole of Stevenage, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stevenage and not Shephall alone. See Stevenage
Shephall in brief
The median price paid for a home in Shephall was £337,500 in 2025.
Shephall had 6,474 usual residents at the census.
About 31% of people in Shephall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shephall, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.