Total Crime Rate

525.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 525.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 178.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 142.5 10/10
  • Public order 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.5 6/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
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

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 5th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (SG12 9AB) in the last 12 months was 525.9 per 1,000 residents and was 529.4% 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 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 228.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SG12 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Century Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Common Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Common Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brewery Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A1170 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B1004 —
Sep 2025Public order Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Francis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cameron Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadmeads Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Broadmeads Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Broadmeads Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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