Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 99.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.8 4/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Felden Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Meriden , and the 88th highest crime rate of 275 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 Felden Close (WD25 9QW) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Felden Close (WD25 9QW), the main crime hotspot is near Newlands Walk. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Felden Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garston Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garston Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garston Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bovingdon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sixth Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Third Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hanford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newlands Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Garston Park Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gaddesden Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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