Total Crime Rate
13.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wickhams Wharf area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 39th 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 Wickhams Wharf (SG12 9PT) in the last 12 months was 13.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Ware Priory average (90.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Wickhams Wharf (SG12 9PT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bridge Foot | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albany Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Navigation Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Viaduct Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridge Foot | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bridge Foot | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Common Wharf | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | East Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | East Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | College Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | East Street | Under investigation |
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