Total Crime Rate

220.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

131.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 220.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 131.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

The Meadows area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Meriden , and the 24th highest crime rate of 271 local areas in Watford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadows (WD25 9AH) in the last 12 months was 220.7 per 1,000 residents and was 107.7% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 131.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadows (WD25 9AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 219 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harvest End (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Pelhams Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cezanne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cezanne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cezanne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivinghoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Garnett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Gadswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvest End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ley Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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