Chells South
Middle areaEast Stevenage. 6,926 people in 1.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Chells South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Chells South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chells South at a rate of 83.0 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 | 245 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 96 |
| Other crime | 94 |
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Drug offences | 22 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Chells South compares
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Is Chells South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chells South at a rate of 83.0 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, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chells South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (245), anti-social behaviour (96) and other crime (94).
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 Chells South alone. See Stevenage
Chells South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Chells South was £326,250 in 2025.
Chells South had 6,826 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Chells South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chells South, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.