Total Crime Rate

251.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

118.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 118.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.5 10/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Other theft 25.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 16th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watton Road (SG12 0AD) in the last 12 months was 251.9 per 1,000 residents and was 178.5% higher than the Ware Priory average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 118.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watton Road (SG12 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roman Court, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldwyke Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Priory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waggoners Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryce Close —
Apr 2026Public order Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Aldwyke Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ward Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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