Crime Rates at Fanhams Road, Ware, SG12 7DQ

Fanhams Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 217th 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 Fanhams Road (SG12 7DQ) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower than the Ware Priory average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fanhams Road (SG12 7DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lady Margaret Gardens, where police recorded 36 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.