Total Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Street area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 201st highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (SG7 5AE) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 106.2% higher than the Baldock East average (23.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -94.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Street (SG7 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowmans Green, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mansfield Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baldock West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brewery Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Gardens | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | B656 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sun Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Saddlers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mansfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bell Row | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Park Street | Under investigation |
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