Crime Rates at Elm Gardens, Fowlmere, Royston, SG8 7TE

Elm Gardens area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Foxton , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 499 local areas in South Cambridgeshire .

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 Elm Gardens (SG8 7TE) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% lower than the Foxton average (43.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Gardens (SG8 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Isons Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Butts (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.