Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 5EE
How much crime is recorded in SG8 5EE, 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
- 1,412 (2024)
SG8 5EERoyston
How safe is SG8 5EE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 5EE 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
21.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5EENational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour14.410.7
Burglary7.39.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.12.4
Other theft0.64.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.