Crime Rate in Ware St Mary's, ward

Ware St Mary's has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 wards in East Hertfordshire district and the 2938th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 463rd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ware St Mary's in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower than the East Hertfordshire district average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ware St Mary's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 108 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ware St Mary's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Roman Court, with 48 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Mill Close (19 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.