Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Farm Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 55th 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 Farm Close (SG12 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farm Close (SG12 7SQ), 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 Farm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Margaret Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fanhams Hall Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farm Close 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 Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beazley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fanhams Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jubilee Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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