Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clifton 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Collett Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadesmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clarks Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Collett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parker Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Redan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Century Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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