Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chiltern Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 164th lowest 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 Chiltern Road (SG7 6LS) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern Road (SG7 6LS), 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 Chiltern Road area

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

Data Sources

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