Crime Rate in Waterloo, ward

Waterloo has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Blackpool district and the 197th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (North West), it has the 22nd highest crime rate of 795 wards.

The overall crime rate in Waterloo in the last 12 months was 234.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% higher than the Blackpool district average (214.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Waterloo’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 591 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 9 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 41.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 701 (≈ 94.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Waterloo ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 226 crimes here, including 91 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.