(CA4) Meriden Ward

Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area.  They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.

Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Intervention) and investigating crimes (Local Crime Unit). 

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Benjamin James below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101. 
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Andy Metselaar (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Acting Inspector, Watford)

Andy Metselaar

Acting Inspector

Benjamin James (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Police Constable, Watford - Tudor and Meriden)

Benjamin James

Police Constable

Matthew Hardy (Hertfordshire Constabulary, Sergeant, Watford - North)

Matthew Hardy

Sergeant

Local Priority Issues

We regularly speak to local residents to establish what issues they may be experiencing in the area. The word cloud below represents the issues that residents of (CA4) Meriden Ward have highlighted as priorities for the area recently (including some that say “I have no issues”).

Word clouds are graphical representations of word frequency that give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently. The larger the word in the visual below the more common the word was in the local survey.

We seek to tackle the issues raised in line with our Local Policing Community Charter.

To 'Have your say' on local issues, please click on the button below to complete a short survey.

What members in (CA4) Meriden Ward are saying are the issues in the area:

Latest Alerts

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Theft of pedal cycle

Between 11/6/25 at 12.00hrs to 15/6/25 15.00hrs a white rally pedal cycle was stolen from the area o...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
16/06/2025 08:07:40

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Criminal Damage to a rear windscreen from a vehicle in York Way, Watford

Dear Resident Between 10/06/25 at 12.00 hrs - 11/06/25 17.20 hrs damage was caused to a rear w...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
12/06/2025 11:25:57

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Man jailed following shooting in Bushey

Dear Resident A man has today (Monday 9 June) been sentenced to 22 years in prison following a s...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
09/06/2025 16:55:33

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crime prevention : Mon 30 Jun 12:52

Dear Resident Watford Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding cyber crime and fraud preve...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
09/06/2025 12:59:29

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Random Cafe's Big Green Event with Police Bike marking : Sat 14 Jun 12:00 - 15.00

Dear Resident, Watford Neighbourhood Policing Team will be holding a Cycle & Property Mark...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
07/06/2025 18:01:29

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Rural vehicle crime training

Good Afternoon Resident Yesterday (06/06/2025) officers from the Rural Operational Support Team ...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
07/06/2025 14:43:21

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Theft of Motor Vehicle

Dear Resident Between 02/06/25 12.00hrs to 02/06/25 14.00hrs a theft of a FIAT ABARTH occurred...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
03/06/2025 07:58:37

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Criminal Damage to a vehicle on Garsmouth Way, Watford

Dear Resident Between 29/05/25 19.30 and 30/05/25 09.00 hrs damage was caused to a VW TRoc par...

Hertfordshire Constabulary
02/06/2025 12:35:08

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