Total Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 150.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Newman Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Royston Heath , and the 35th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newman Avenue (SG8 7LE) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.9% higher than the Royston Heath average (72.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newman Avenue (SG8 7LE), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Newman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dacre Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilburn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newman Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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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