Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Royston Meridian , and the 81st highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (SG8 7AU) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 117.1% higher than the Royston Meridian average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (SG8 7AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stuart Drive, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shakespeare Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stuart Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stuart Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Anne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Under investigation
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Data Sources

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