Crime Rates at Brook Road, Bassingbourn, Royston, SG8 5NR

Brook Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bassingbourn , and the 98th highest crime rate of 498 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Road (SG8 5NR) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher than the Bassingbourn average (71.9 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Road (SG8 5NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Tanyard (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.