Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 7SU
How much crime is recorded in SG8 7SU, 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
- 1,328 (2024)
SG8 7SURoyston
How safe is SG8 7SU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 7SU 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
18.6
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 7SUNational
Burglary22.59.1
Anti-social behaviour12.510.7
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.54.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.