Total Crime Rate

55.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Pryor Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 177th highest crime rate of 413 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 Pryor Road (SG7 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 55.8 per 1,000 residents and was 98.5% higher than the Baldock East average (28.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pryor Road (SG7 6LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turpin'S Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pryor Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ivel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turpin'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechridge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beechridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Page Close

Data Sources

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