Total Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pippin Grove area has the 9th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Royston Heath , and the 163rd 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 Pippin Grove (SG8 5HP) in the last 12 months was 60.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.9% lower than the Royston Heath average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pippin Grove (SG8 5HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Donne Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Clark Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willowside Way | Under investigation |
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