Crime Rates at High Street, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5LD

High Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 197th highest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SG8 5LD) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Bassingbourn average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SG8 5LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pepper Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Street (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.