Total Crime Rate

593.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

259.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 593.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 259.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 199.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 168.4 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 33.7 7/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 20.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
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

Riverside Mews area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 5th highest crime rate of 457 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 Riverside Mews (SG12 9AE) in the last 12 months was 593.3 per 1,000 residents and was 556.0% higher 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 259.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Mews (SG12 9AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Riverside Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Foot Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Foot Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bridge Foot Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour College Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmeads Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Common Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgage Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waggoners Yard —
Apr 2026Public order East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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