Total Crime Rate
141.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gentlemens Field area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Braughing & Standon , and the 47th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Gentlemens Field (SG12 0EF) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 228.4% higher than the Braughing & Standon average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gentlemens Field (SG12 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hyde (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ware Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gentlemens Field | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A602 | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
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