Total Crime Rate
37.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harvester Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Royston Heath , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 413 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 Harvester Close (SG8 7FF) in the last 12 months was 37.0 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Royston Heath average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harvester Close (SG8 7FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royston (Station) (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Royston Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lower King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stamford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Queen Anne Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lower King Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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