Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 71.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gadswell Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Meriden , and the 55th highest crime rate of 271 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 Gadswell Close (WD25 9DS) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gadswell Close (WD25 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Way, where police recorded 50 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 Gadswell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelshall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillipers —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harvest End Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gadswell Close —
Apr 2026Public order Gadswell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfolds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs York Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft York Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft York Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order York Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Phillipers —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowmans Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivinghoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Douglas Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butterwick Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Meriden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Turnstones Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Turnstones Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Turnstones Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Turnstones —
Apr 2026Public order The Pelhams Under investigation
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Data Sources

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