Crime Rates at The Pelhams, Watford, WD25 9ST

The Pelhams area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Meriden , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 271 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 The Pelhams (WD25 9ST) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pelhams (WD25 9ST), 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.