Crap Towns / Baldock / Anti-social behaviour
How bad is anti-social behaviour in Baldock?
The police recorded 17.8 anti-social behaviour incidents per 1,000 people a year in Baldock from September 2023 to August 2026, 26% higher than the typical town's 14.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 13.4, down from 19.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.
A row outside an Art Deco Tesco is still a row outside Tesco.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 19.0 | 13.7 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 21.1 | 13.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Town | Distance | Incidents per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | 8.5 km | 21.8 |
| Letchworth | 2.7 km | 19.2 |
| Shefford | 11.4 km | 18.1 |
| Baldock | – | 17.8 |
| Royston | 13.4 km | 15.8 |
| Buntingford | 12.0 km | 15.8 |
| Hitchin | 6.9 km | 15.4 |
| Biggleswade | 11.8 km | 11.4 |
| Arlesey | 6.3 km | 11.1 |
| Stotfold | 4.5 km | 11.0 |
| Potton | 15.9 km | 10.3 |
| The typical town | – | 14.1 |