Postcode district · Royston
Crime in SG8
How much crime is recorded in SG8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- South Cambridgeshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 52,761 (2024)
SG8Postcode district · Royston
How safe is SG8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG8, 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
17.8
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).
SG8National
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary9.19.1
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Shoplifting2.68.4
Other theft2.34.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% 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.