Total Crime Rate

150.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 150.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Other theft 29.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 21.6 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Church Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 41st highest crime rate of 457 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 Church Street (SG12 9FB) in the last 12 months was 150.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 51.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (SG12 9FB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Foot Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bridge Foot Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bridge Foot Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Goldstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldstone Close —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadmeads Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting East Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waggoners Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burgage Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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