Crime Rates at Limekiln Close, Royston, SG8 9XP

Limekiln Close 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 Limekiln Close (SG8 9XP) 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 Limekiln Close (SG8 9XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thurnall Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parthia Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.