Total Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Roydon Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Great Amwell & Stansteads , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Roydon Road (SG12 8JR) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% lower than the Great Amwell & Stansteads average (59.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roydon Road (SG12 8JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trotters Gap, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodcroft Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Great Amwell & Stansteads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trotters Gap | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
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