Postcode · Ware
Crime in SG12 7RB
How much crime is recorded in SG12 7RB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Much Hadham & Hunsdon
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,301 (2024)
SG12 7RBWare
How safe is SG12 7RB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG12 7RB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 7RBNational
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour5.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other theft1.64.5
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.