Crime Rates at Orchard Close, Ware, SG12 0PY

Orchard Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Close (SG12 0PY) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.5% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Close (SG12 0PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.