Total Crime Rate

115.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 115.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Reeds Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden , and the 71st highest crime rate of 275 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 Reeds Crescent (WD24 4QN) in the last 12 months was 115.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Meriden average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 107.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reeds Crescent (WD24 4QN), the main crime hotspot is near Orphanage Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Meriden

Crime Over Time in Reeds Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brocklesbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Raphael Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brocklesbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Octavia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Hall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orphanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orphanage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orphanage Road —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 8 of 8

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑