Total Crime Rate

101.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 101.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Other crime 18.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baker Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 79th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baker Street (SG13 7HS) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baker Street (SG13 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baker Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street
Sep 2025Other crime Baker Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wisdom Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bluecoats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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