Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Limekiln Lane area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 194th 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 Limekiln Lane (SG7 6PG) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% higher than the Baldock East average (23.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Limekiln Lane (SG7 6PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ivel Way, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penfold Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Baldock West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Tene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Tene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Tene | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Tene | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Page Close | — |
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