Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Coates Way area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden , and the 113th lowest 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 Coates Way (WD25 9NR) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coates Way (WD25 9NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newlands Walk, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coates Dell (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coates Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Coates Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Coates Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coates Dell —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pilgrim Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Pilgrim Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kytes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kytes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kytes Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Bovingdon Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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