Total Crime Rate

190.2 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 190.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 19.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Waterloo Street area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Tipton Green , and the 100th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Sandwell .

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 (DY4 8NP) in the last 12 months was 190.2 per 1,000 residents and was 117.7% higher than the Tipton Green average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Street (DY4 8NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Owen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Owen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatwins Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Severn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watery Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watery Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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