Total Crime Rate

77.2 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 77.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Baldock Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 113th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East 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 Baldock Road (SG9 9AA) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.3% higher than the Buntingford average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baldock Road (SG9 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel End, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Baldock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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