Total Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Clifton Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clifton Way (SG12 0QE) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.5% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Way (SG12 0QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldstone Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wadesmill Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Clifton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Collett Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wadesmill Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarks Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Collett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parker Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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