Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 84th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (SG7 6JL) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 227.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SG7 6JL), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechridge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Spinney Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Knights Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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