Total Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Letchworth Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 200th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Letchworth Road (SG7 6AA) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.4% higher than the Baldock East average (28.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Letchworth Road (SG7 6AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hopewell Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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