Total Crime Rate

43.4 per 1,000 4/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 43.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ware Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hertford Kingsmead , and the 205th lowest 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 Ware Road (SG13 7EL) in the last 12 months was 43.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the Hertford Kingsmead average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ware Road (SG13 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Divot Place. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ware Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Divot Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ware Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Divot Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mutiny Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vixen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lilbourne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Divot Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Divot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Divot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Divot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ware Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Divot Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Divot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Divot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Divot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iron Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arnold Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamels Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Divot Place β€”

Data Sources

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