Total Crime Rate

131.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 131.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 5th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 414 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 6NA) in the last 12 months was 131.2 per 1,000 residents and was 450.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (SG7 6NA), the main crime hotspot is near Hillcrest. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 99 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hillcrest Under investigation
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 Nightingale Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clare Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmwood Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashton'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Chalk Hills Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chalk Hills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chalk Hills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knights Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Templar Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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