Total Crime Rate

79.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Penfold Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Baldock East , and the 114th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Penfold Close (SG7 6UT) in the last 12 months was 79.1 per 1,000 residents and was 181.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penfold Close (SG7 6UT), the main crime hotspot is near Turpin'S Way. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Penfold Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Beechridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechridge Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechridge Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivel Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turpin'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ivel Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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