Total Crime Rate

76.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ware Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 128th highest crime rate of 457 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 Ware Road (SG13 7DY) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ware Road (SG13 7DY), the main crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ware Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Old London Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claud Hamilton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claud Hamilton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hertford East Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A119 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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