Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 5XP
How much crime is recorded in SG8 5XP, 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
- 2,001 (2024)
SG8 5XPRoyston
How safe is SG8 5XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 5XP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
71
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 5XPNational
Violence and sexual offences31.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Criminal damage and arson7.14.7
Burglary6.09.1
Public order4.34.6
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.81.5
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs1.62.4
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 98% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.