Total Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
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Crime overview

Anglian Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anglian Close (WD24 4RG) in the last 12 months was 57.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Meriden average (105.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anglian Close (WD24 4RG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Anglian Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Brocklesbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queens Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brocklesbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orphanage Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orphanage Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orphanage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Raphael Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Octavia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Hall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Queens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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