Crime Rates at Waterloo Road, Wellington, TA21 8HY

Waterloo Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 790th lowest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

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 Road (TA21 8HY) in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% lower than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (TA21 8HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quantock Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.