Crime Rates at Cromwell Road, Ware, SG12 7LA

Cromwell Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 457 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 Cromwell Road (SG12 7LA) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% lower than the Ware Priory average (90.4 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SG12 7LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near King George Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.