Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 56.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

King James Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Royston Meridian , and the 176th 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 King James Way (SG8 7EF) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 416.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King James Way (SG8 7EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jepps Lane (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in King James Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walnut Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stamford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Austin Corner —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lower King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Anne Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walnut Close —
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Data Sources

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