Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

High Oak Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 457 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 High Oak Road (SG12 7PG) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Oak Road (SG12 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kiln House Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Goldstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fives Court Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kiln House Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldstone Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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