Postcode district · Ware
Crime in SG12
How much crime is recorded in SG12, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 40,469 (2024)
SG12Postcode district · Ware
How safe is SG12
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG12, 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
SG12National
Violence and sexual offences15.823.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary5.59.1
Shoplifting4.28.4
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.24.6
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.01.4
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 25% 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.