Postcode · Royston
Crime in SG8 9DB
How much crime is recorded in SG8 9DB, 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
- 2,448 (2024)
SG8 9DBRoyston
How safe is SG8 9DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG8 9DB 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
20.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 9DBNational
Burglary14.69.1
Anti-social behaviour12.410.7
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.04.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order2.14.6
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime1.31.5
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.