Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 39.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

London Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 168th 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 London Road (SG7 6LE) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% higher than the Baldock East average (23.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SG7 6LE), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clare Crescent 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightingale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Page Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templar Avenue

Data Sources

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