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

Lawns Court 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 Lawns Court (SG8 9EW) 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 Lawns Court (SG8 9EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near George Lane, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lawns Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Austin Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Austin Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Austin Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Apr 2026Public order King Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barkway Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Priory Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Towne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting George Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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