Total Crime Rate

382.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 382.7 10/10
  • Other theft 111.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 9th highest crime rate of 414 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 High Street (SG7 6BL) in the last 12 months was 382.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1504.7% higher than the Baldock East average (23.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -21.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SG7 6BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Crescent (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B656 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bell Row Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Tene —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Tene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Tene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saddlers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Tene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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