Total Crime Rate
68.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baldock Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 146th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Baldock Street (SG12 9DR) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the Ware Priory average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baldock Street (SG12 9DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cameron Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1004 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Century Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berkeley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canons Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cameron Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadesmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
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