Total Crime Rate

186.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Waterloo Industrial Estate area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Chelmsley Wood , and the 55th highest crime rate of 675 local areas in Solihull .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Industrial Estate (B37 6RF) in the last 12 months was 186.5 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% higher than the Chelmsley Wood average (164.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 116.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Industrial Estate (B37 6RF), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Croft. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Industrial Estate area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falkland Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayling Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Lambeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lambeth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lambeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterloo Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Tower Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tower Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tower Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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