Total Crime Rate
130.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Norton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 413 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 Norton Road (SG7 5AW) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 364.1% higher than the Baldock East average (28.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Norton Road (SG7 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farriers Close, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bowmans Green (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baldock East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Sycamores | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B656 | Under investigation |
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