Crime Rates at Cromwell Road, Ware, SG12 7LD

Cromwell Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 138th 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 Cromwell Road (SG12 7LD) in the last 12 months was 70.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Ware Priory average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 176.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cromwell Road (SG12 7LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Upper Clabdens (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.