Total Crime Rate

105.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Radlett Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Meriden , and the 80th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Radlett Road (WD24 4LL) in the last 12 months was 105.8 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% lower than the Meriden average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radlett Road (WD24 4LL), the main crime hotspot is near Eastfield Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Radlett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carisbrooke Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hibbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hibbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hibbert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Eastfield Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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