Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 212th lowest 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 Tower Road (SG12 7LN) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (SG12 7LN), the main crime hotspot is near Lady Margaret Gardens. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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