Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 5JS
How much crime is recorded in SG8 5JS, 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
- 1,305 (2024)
How safe is SG8 5JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 5JS area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
56
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 5JSNational
Violence and sexual offences24.623.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Public order7.14.6
Burglary5.39.1
Other theft3.84.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Drugs1.92.4
Shoplifting1.28.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.