Total Crime Rate
27.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waterloo 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.
View Crime In Stratford Orchard Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Longfellow Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Longfellow Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Burns Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Austen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wincott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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