Crime Rate in Meriden, ward

Meriden has the 3rd highest crime rate of 12 wards in Watford district and the 1555th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 124th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Meriden in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% lower than the Watford district average (112.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Meriden’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 250 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 110.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -31.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 313 (≈ 35.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Meriden ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 237 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Harvest End (23 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.