Total Crime Rate

977.2 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 977.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 313.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 55.1 10/10
  • Burglary 43.7 10/10
  • Other theft 41.8 10/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Robbery 26.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 17.1 10/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
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 4th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill , and the 8th 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 4NB) in the last 12 months was 977.2 per 1,000 residents and was 875.8% 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 Shoplifting with 165 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 13.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 183 (≈ 347.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (WV1 4NB), 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 (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheapside —
Sep 2025Other theft Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Raglan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting London Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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