Total Crime Rate
33.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Presdales Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Presdales Drive (SG12 9NN) in the last 12 months was 33.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Presdales Drive (SG12 9NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grange Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Red House Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Viaduct Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Post Wood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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