Crime Rates at High Street, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6AR

High Street area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Foxton , and the 243rd lowest crime rate of 498 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 6AR) in the last 12 months was 39.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% lower than the Foxton average (39.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SG8 6AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ash Grove (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.