Total Crime Rate
49.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brooke Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Royston Meridian , and the 199th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
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 Brooke Road (SG8 7DR) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% higher than the Royston Meridian average (39.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooke Road (SG8 7DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hardy Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siskin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kipling Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Blake Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Siskin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Teasdale Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wordsworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Green Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shelley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Siskin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Road | — |
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