Total Crime Rate
39.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Vicarage Road (SG12 7AP) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (SG12 7AP), the main crime hotspot is near Popis Gardens. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Popis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Popis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Popis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Popis Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cross Street | — |
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