Ware vs Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley

Ware has a safety score of 4/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,404 crimes in the last 12 months. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley has a safety score of 72/100 (Safe) with 362 crimes. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ware shows a year-on-year crime trend of +9.6% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley shows -5% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ware, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (520 incidents). In Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley, it is Violent Crime (163 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ware recorded 315 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley recorded 33. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ware totalled 520 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 163 in Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ware recorded 1,281 crimes (now 1,404, a change of +9.6%). Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley recorded 381 crimes previously (now 362, -5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ware has a resolution rate of 12.1% and Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley has 33.3%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ware falls within the Hertfordshire Constabulary boundary. Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley is covered by Kent Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ware and Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.