Total Crime Rate
12.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarks Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 36th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Clarks Close (SG12 0QH) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Ware Priory average (90.4 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 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarks Close (SG12 0QH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Goldstone Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lime Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fives Court Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldstone Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goldstone Close | Under investigation |
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