Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 21st highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park , and the 185th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterloo Road (WV1 4RB) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1418.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (WV1 4RB), 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 2025Public order A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxley Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Francis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A449 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Drummond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station 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 2025Possession of weapons A449 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Oxley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A449 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A449 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drummond Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A449 Local resolution
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oxley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oxley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Red Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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