Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baldock 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.

Crime Over Time in Baldock Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Court
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1004
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Berkeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canons Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadesmill Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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