Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 5NT
How much crime is recorded in SG8 5NT, 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
- 1,638 (2024)
SG8 5NTRoyston
How safe is SG8 5NT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 5NT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5NTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary8.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Other theft2.04.5
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.