Total Crime Rate

119.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 119.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.4 8/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gladstone Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 55th 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 Gladstone Road (SG12 0GP) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 70.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gladstone Road (SG12 0GP), 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 Gladstone Road area

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

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