Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 6FD
How much crime is recorded in SG8 6FD, 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
- 1,765 (2024)
SG8 6FDRoyston
How safe is SG8 6FD
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 6FD 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
31
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 6FDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour5.910.7
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Burglary1.69.1
Drugs1.42.4
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.