Martins Wood
Middle areaNorth east Stevenage. 6,556 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in Martins Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Martins Wood
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Martins Wood at a rate of 79.6 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 |
| Other crime | 77 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 70 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Martins Wood compares
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Is Martins Wood safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Martins Wood at a rate of 79.6 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, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Martins Wood.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (245), other crime (77) and anti-social behaviour (70).
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 Martins Wood alone. See Stevenage
Martins Wood in brief
The median price paid for a home in Martins Wood was £335,000 in 2025.
Martins Wood had 6,423 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Martins Wood live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Martins Wood, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.