Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Walk area has the 11th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Royston Heath , and the 187th 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 Garden Walk (SG8 7JJ) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Royston Heath average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Walk (SG8 7JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Field Crescent. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Garden Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Siskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siskin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Siskin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dacre Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Field Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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