Crime Rates at Rise Cottages, Widford, Ware, SG12 8SB

Rise Cottages area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bishop's Stortford South , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rise Cottages (SG12 8SB) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Bishop's Stortford South average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rise Cottages (SG12 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunsdon Road, where police recorded 1 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Widford Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.