Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 135.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lady Margaret Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 51st highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lady Margaret Gardens (SG12 7QB) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lady Margaret Gardens (SG12 7QB), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lady Margaret Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fanhams Hall Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Quaker Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beazley Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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