Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 368th highest crime rate of 1,153 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (CW8 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.2% higher than the Hartford & Greenbank average (52.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (CW8 1EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Castle Court. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hope Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Athelbrae Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hope Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Athelbrae Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Freshwater View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Wellington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Navigation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Navigation Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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