Total Crime Rate
19.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cambridge Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Braughing & Standon , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cambridge Road (SG12 0TH) in the last 12 months was 19.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Braughing & Standon average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cambridge Road (SG12 0TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Youngsbury Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Anchor Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ware Rural| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Youngsbury Lane | Under investigation |
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