Total Crime Rate

1162.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1162.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 386.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 118.4 10/10
  • Public order 94.3 10/10
  • Other theft 76.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 72.4 10/10
  • Drugs 61.4 10/10
  • Burglary 43.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 37.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 28.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.3 10/10
  • Robbery 19.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.2 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
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 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 6th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

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 (WV1 4DG) in the last 12 months was 1162.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1060.7% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 176 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 6 cases , down -14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 241 (≈ 528.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (WV1 4DG), the main crime hotspot is near Cheapside. Police recorded 223 crimes here, including 125 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 (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drummond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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