Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crane Mead area has the 26th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Ware Priory , and the 201st 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 Crane Mead (SG12 9PY) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.7% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crane Mead (SG12 9PY), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crane Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peerglow Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Foot Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grange Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vicarage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gilpin Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ware Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Viaduct Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Bridge Foot Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Viaduct Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Viaduct Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Viaduct Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Navigation Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Star Holme Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Marsh Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cross Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coddington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Crane Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Foot Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridge Foot —
Sep 2025Burglary Common Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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