Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 8BD
How much crime is recorded in SG8 8BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashwell, Weston & Barley
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
SG8 8BDRoyston
How safe is SG8 8BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 8BD area, less than half 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
15.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8BDNational
Burglary22.29.1
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.72.4
Public order0.74.6
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% 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.