Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 0JS
How much crime is recorded in SG8 0JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bassingbourn & the Mordens
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,463 (2024)
SG8 0JSRoyston
How safe is SG8 0JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 0JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SG8 0JSNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary12.49.1
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.54.7
Other theft3.64.5
Other crime1.91.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.