Total Crime Rate
403.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
327.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 8th 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 London Road (SG7 6FL) in the last 12 months was 403.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1591.9% 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 109 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 327.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (SG7 6FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 107 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillcrest (99 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baldock West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clare Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hillcrest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightingale Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Page Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alder Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alder Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Templar Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmwood Avenue | — |
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