Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 7JS
How much crime is recorded in SG8 7JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Royston South, West & East
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,122 (2024)
SG8 7JSRoyston
How safe is SG8 7JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 7JS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 7JSNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order2.24.6
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Drugs0.22.4
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.