Total Crime Rate

50.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Huntspill , and the 888th lowest crime rate of 1,847 local areas in Somerset .

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 Waterloo (TA7 8BB) in the last 12 months was 50.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Huntspill average (56.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo (TA7 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Waterloo Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Puriton Park (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Waterloo area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Puriton Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Culverhay Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culverhay Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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