Total Crime Rate
99.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Presdales Court area has the 11th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Presdales Court (SG12 9NF) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Ware Priory average (83.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Presdales Court (SG12 9NF), the main crime hotspot is near Bridge Foot. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peters Wood Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Navigation Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Viaduct Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Viaduct Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gilpin Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grange Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crane Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge Foot | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bridge Foot | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bridge Foot | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge Foot | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Common Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Presdales Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coddington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ware | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Red House Close | Under investigation |
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