Total Crime Rate

779.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 779.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 288.3 10/10
  • Public order 98.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 61.4 8/10
  • Burglary 49.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.1 10/10
  • Drugs 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
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 Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Aggborough & Spennells , and the 5th highest crime rate of 334 local areas in Wyre Forest .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Street (DY10 2ER) in the last 12 months was 779.1 per 1,000 residents and was 597.9% higher than the Aggborough & Spennells average (111.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 398.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (DY10 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Radford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronweningham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bronweningham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coventry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bull Ring —
Sep 2025Burglary Bull Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bull Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bull Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bull Ring Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bull Ring Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bull Ring Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Ring Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Olympian Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Marlborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pleasant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pleasant Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pleasant Street —

Data Sources

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