Total Crime Rate

306.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 306.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.8 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 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

The Waterloo area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .

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 The Waterloo (GL7 2QT) in the last 12 months was 306.9 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher than the Abbey average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 128.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Waterloo (GL7 2QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Waterloo (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Waterloo area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cricklade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyer Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyer Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Waterloo —
Sep 2025Burglary Carpenters Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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