Postcode · Ware
Crime in SG12 0LY
How much crime is recorded in SG12 0LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,271 (2024)
SG12 0LYWare
How safe is SG12 0LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG12 0LY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SG12 0LYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.34.6
Burglary2.39.1
Other theft1.74.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.