Total Crime Rate

451.4 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 451.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 108.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.9 10/10
  • Other theft 39.4 10/10
  • Public order 30.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 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 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 23rd 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 4QZ) in the last 12 months was 451.4 per 1,000 residents and was 299.2% higher than the Park average (113.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 159.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (WV1 4QZ), the main crime hotspot is near Oxley Lane. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 29 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 (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Oxley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxley Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drummond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oxley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons A449 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A449 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A449 —
Sep 2025Robbery Oxley Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs A449 Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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