Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 75.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Hartford & Greenbank , and the 300th highest crime rate of 1,160 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 1EL) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Hartford & Greenbank average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (CW8 1EL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castle Court, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marine Approach (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trinity Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hope Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Chapel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barber'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marine Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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