Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St Albans Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden , and the 38th 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 St Albans Road (WD25 9FF) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (WD25 9FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garston Park Parade, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Biddenham Turn (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Beken Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour First Avenue
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garston Crescent
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garston Park Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sixth Avenue

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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