Total Crime Rate

257.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 257.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Baldock Road area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 15th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Baldock Road (SG9 9DA) in the last 12 months was 257.1 per 1,000 residents and was 268.4% higher than the Buntingford average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 69.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baldock Road (SG9 9DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel End, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1038 (7 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowlers Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Dell Springs Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yew Tree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1038 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Lane —
Apr 2026Burglary Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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