Baldock East
WardThe north of the North Hertfordshire. About 2,857 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 27% of people in Baldock East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Baldock East compares
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Is Baldock East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Baldock East at a rate of 27.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.6 per 1,000 people across North Hertfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 5 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Baldock East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (25), anti-social behaviour (13) and vehicle crime (11).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Hertfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Hertfordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of North Hertfordshire and not Baldock East alone. See North Hertfordshire
Baldock East in brief
Baldock East had 2,876 usual residents at the census.
About 27% of people in Baldock East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Baldock East, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Baldock East, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.