Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.7 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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Convent Gardens area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 194th lowest 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 Convent Gardens (SG7 6FD) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Convent Gardens (SG7 6FD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Convent Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Tene —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Tene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Tene Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembroke Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Tene Under investigation
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Data Sources

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