Crime Rates at Lygean Avenue, Ware, SG12 7AR

Lygean Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Lygean Avenue (SG12 7AR) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lygean Avenue (SG12 7AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Popis Gardens (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.