Total Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 65.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burns Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Royston Meridian , and the 150th highest crime rate of 413 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 Burns Road (SG8 5SY) in the last 12 months was 65.7 per 1,000 residents and was 52.8% higher than the Royston Meridian average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burns Road (SG8 5SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardy Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spenser Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coombelands Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wordsworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tynan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ackroyd Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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