Postcode · Ware
Crime in SG12 9PG
How much crime is recorded in SG12 9PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ware West
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,647 (2024)
SG12 9PGWare
How safe is SG12 9PG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG12 9PG 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 9PGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary5.59.1
Public order2.94.6
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.14.5
Robbery0.51.4
Criminal damage and arson0.44.7
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 49% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.