Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Station Road 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 Station Road (SG7 5BU) 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 Station Road (SG7 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Sun Street. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B656 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Saddlers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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