Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Waterloo Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hotham , and the 259th lowest crime rate of 532 local areas in Arun .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Square (PO21 1TF) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% lower than the Hotham average (174.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Square (PO21 1TF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 216 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Crescent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ockley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ockley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Merchant Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sadler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sadler Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sadler Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merchant Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Steyne Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bedford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canada Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steyne Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Steyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —

Data Sources

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