Total Crime Rate

403.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

327.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 403.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 327.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 318.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 8.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

London 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.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clare Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templar Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Avenue

Data Sources

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