Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Bourne area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 61st highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Bourne (SG12 0PU) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 57.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bourne (SG12 0PU), the main crime hotspot is near Mill Close. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Bourne area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canons Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Goldstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgage Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waggoners Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bryce Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldstone 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Gladstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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