Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 98.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Barkway Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Royston Heath , and the 73rd 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 Barkway Road (SG8 9EB) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkway Road (SG8 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Austin Corner. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barkway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Priory Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Austin Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shepherd Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Austin Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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