Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 149th lowest 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 Tower Road (SG12 7LL) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% lower than the Ware Priory average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (SG12 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near Lady Margaret Gardens. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evergreen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Evergreen Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parnel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lady Margaret Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cundalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cundalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cundalls Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cundalls Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cundalls Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cobham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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