Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 94.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Drugs 21.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Coates Dell area has the 14th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Meriden , and the 104th 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 Coates Dell (WD25 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Meriden average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coates Dell (WD25 9RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Coates Dell. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coates Dell area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranefield Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coates Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kytes Drive

Data Sources

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