Postcode · Baldock
Crime in SG7 6AA
How much crime is recorded in SG7 6AA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Baldock
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,828 (2024)
How safe is SG7 6AA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG7 6AA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SG7 6AANational
Anti-social behaviour14.510.7
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Criminal damage and arson6.54.7
Burglary5.49.1
Public order2.84.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.52.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.