Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Northfield Gardens area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden , and the 49th highest crime rate of 275 local areas in Watford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northfield Gardens (WD24 7RF) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.1% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Gardens (WD24 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 119 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northfield Gardens (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckingham Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Neston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bushey Mill Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Watford North Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Northfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkgate Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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