Total Crime Rate

53.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 53.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 21.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Tynan Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Royston Meridian , and the 184th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tynan Close (SG8 5FX) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% higher than the Royston Meridian average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tynan Close (SG8 5FX), the main crime hotspot is near Browning Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tynan Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mccrae Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Teasdale Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shelley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kipling Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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