Crime Rates at King James Way, Royston, SG8 7EF

King James Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Royston Meridian , and the 137th highest crime rate of 414 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 68.0 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% 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 Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.7% 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 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Austin Corner (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.