Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 8FA
How much crime is recorded in SG8 8FA, 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
- 1,267 (2024)
SG8 8FARoyston
How safe is SG8 8FA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 8FA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8FANational
Burglary12.39.1
Violence and sexual offences6.623.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.62.4
Public order0.54.6
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% 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.