Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 6EB
How much crime is recorded in SG8 6EB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Meldreth, Melbourn & Great Chishill
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,342 (2024)
SG8 6EBRoyston
How safe is SG8 6EB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 6EB 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
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 6EBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.823.6
Burglary8.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Public order2.84.6
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
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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.