Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.6 4/10
  • Other theft 17.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatsheaf Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 203rd lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatsheaf Drive (SG12 0XP) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.2% lower than the Ware Priory average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatsheaf Drive (SG12 0XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Harwoods, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Delfcroft (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wheatsheaf Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Harwoods —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Harwoods —
Apr 2026Burglary The Pastures Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldwyke Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aldwyke Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Blanes Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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