Total Crime Rate
262.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 15th highest crime rate of 456 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 Park Road (SG12 0AJ) in the last 12 months was 262.0 per 1,000 residents and was 213.5% higher than the Ware Priory average (83.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (SG12 0AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roman Court, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canons Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brewery Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Watton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Century Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadesmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1004 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Roman Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berkeley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Priory Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Priory Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mill Close | Under investigation |
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