Crime Rate in Ware Priory, ward

Ware Priory has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 wards in East Hertfordshire district and the 2507th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 222nd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ware Priory in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% higher than the East Hertfordshire district average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ware Priory’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 203 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -44.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 259 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ware Priory ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.