Woodfield & Old Town
Middle areaNorth west Stevenage. 12,325 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 58% of people in Woodfield & Old Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Woodfield & Old Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woodfield & Old Town at a rate of 142.0 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 | 860 |
| Other crime | 341 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 232 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 116 |
| Drug offences | 65 |
| Vehicle crime | 54 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
| Robbery | 7 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Woodfield & Old Town compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Woodfield & Old Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Woodfield & Old Town at a rate of 142.0 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, 161 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Woodfield & Old Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (860), other crime (341) and anti-social behaviour (232).
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 Woodfield & Old Town alone. See Stevenage
Woodfield & Old Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Woodfield & Old Town was £440,700 in 2025.
Woodfield & Old Town had 12,232 usual residents at the census.
About 58% of people in Woodfield & Old Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Woodfield & Old Town, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.