Total Crime Rate

185.4 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 185.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Public order 22.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterside area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Bede , and the 48th highest crime rate of 333 local areas in Nuneaton and Bedworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterside (CV6 6QW) in the last 12 months was 185.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher than the Bede average (156.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterside (CV6 6QW), the main crime hotspot is near Sinclair Drive. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waterside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sinclair Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Black Horse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coney Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Horse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sinclair Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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