Total Crime Rate
168.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025London Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 35th 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 London Road (SG12 9LP) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (SG12 9LP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Ware Priory| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peters Wood Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gilpin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | A1170 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wells Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Viaduct Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Navigation Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Star Holme Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coddington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crane Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Close | Under investigation |
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