Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 33.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Serby Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Royston Meridian , and the 100th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Serby Avenue (SG8 5EB) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% higher than the Royston Meridian average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Serby Avenue (SG8 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queensway, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Serby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clark Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betjeman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
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Data Sources

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