Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 5EA
How much crime is recorded in SG8 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Royston North & Central
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,428 (2024)
SG8 5EARoyston
How safe is SG8 5EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 5EA area, 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
22.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 5EANational
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Shoplifting14.48.4
Burglary9.19.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.82.4
Public order1.24.6
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.21.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 99% 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.