Total Crime Rate
73.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cozens Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 128th highest 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 Cozens Road (SG12 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cozens Road (SG12 7HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Clabdens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ware Priory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Vineyard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cobham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jubilee Avenue | Under investigation |
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