Total Crime Rate
39.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cheyne Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 180th 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 Cheyne Close (SG12 0QF) in the last 12 months was 39.1 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% lower than the Ware Priory average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheyne Close (SG12 0QF), the main crime hotspot is near Gladstone Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ware Priory| 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 | Vehicle crime | Century Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B1004 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Berkeley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wadesmill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canons Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Street | — |
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