Total Crime Rate

92.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 92.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Waterloo Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Ercall Magna , and the 190th highest crime rate of 562 local areas in Telford and Wrekin .

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 Road (TF1 5NX) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 159.4% higher than the Ercall Magna average (35.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (TF1 5NX), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stadium Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bevan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons High Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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