Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 49.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 7th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Hertford Kingsmead , and the 212th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ware Road (SG13 7EJ) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Hertford Kingsmead average (72.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ware Road (SG13 7EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ware Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gallows Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Ware Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxholes Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Constables Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spinney Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spinney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Spinney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bluebell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ware Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilbourne Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilbourne Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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