Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Douglas Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden , and the 66th 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 Douglas Avenue (WD24 7LU) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Avenue (WD24 7LU), the main crime hotspot is near Woodmere Avenue. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Douglas Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Douglas Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodmere Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillrise Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meriden Way —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Douglas Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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