Total Crime Rate

209.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 209.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ware Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ware Road (SG13 7HP) in the last 12 months was 209.7 per 1,000 residents and was 200.0% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 123.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ware Road (SG13 7HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spencer Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ware Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Claud Hamilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claud Hamilton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Railway Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wisdom Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bluecoats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Baker Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Currie Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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