Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowper Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Close (SG12 0GJ) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Ware Priory average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 175.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Close (SG12 0GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cowper Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trapstyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trapstyle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Close —
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Data Sources

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