Total Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 27.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Waterloo Drive area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 421 local areas in Stratford-on-Avon .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Drive (CV37 7HS) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Stratford Guildhall & Bridgetown average (159.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Drive (CV37 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Congreve Way. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Longfellow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Longfellow Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burns Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Burns Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Austen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wincott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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