Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Plaxton Way 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 Plaxton Way (SG12 7FB) 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 Plaxton Way (SG12 7FB), the main crime hotspot is near Barley Ponds Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plaxton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Widbury Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
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Data Sources

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