Total Crime Rate

34.9 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 34.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Larksfield area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larksfield (SG12 7NS) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% lower than the Ware Priory average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larksfield (SG12 7NS), 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 Larksfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Musley Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fives Court Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Musley Hill —
Sep 2025Other theft Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fanhams Hall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Quaker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redan Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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