Total Crime Rate
69.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hampden Hill area has the 18th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 141st 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 Hampden Hill (SG12 7JX) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% 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 Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hampden Hill (SG12 7JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King George Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cundalls Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Ware Priory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cobham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jubilee Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Fanhams Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fanhams Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tower Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Road | — |
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