Total Crime Rate

204.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 204.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 27th highest crime rate of 456 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 204.1 per 1,000 residents and was 234.2% higher than the Buntingford average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.7% 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 (6 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 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chequers Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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