Total Crime Rate

74.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 74.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 124th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (SG12 7DN) in the last 12 months was 74.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (SG12 7DN), the main crime hotspot is near Lady Margaret Gardens. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cobham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanhams Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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