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Crime · Waterloo
Reported crime in central Waterloo
57,665 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 831 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
57,665
Rate / 1,000
831
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 14,617 | 25% |
| Other theft | 11,594 | 20% |
| Violence and sexual offences | 8,789 | 15% |
| Anti social behaviour | 6,632 | 12% |
| Shoplifting | 4,380 | 8% |
| Public order | 2,858 | 5% |
| Robbery | 2,165 | 4% |
| Drugs | 1,948 | 3% |
| Burglary | 1,366 | 2% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1,173 | 2% |
| Bicycle theft | 888 | 2% |
| Vehicle crime | 686 | 1% |
| Other crime | 288 | 0% |
| Possession of weapons | 281 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theft from the person | 1436 | 1198 | 1216 | 1378 | 1741 | 1614 | 1266 | 1080 | 941 | 925 | 835 | 987 | 14617 |
| Other theft | 1065 | 997 | 933 | 1161 | 1093 | 1180 | 946 | 854 | 860 | 815 | 843 | 847 | 11594 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 763 | 749 | 785 | 752 | 740 | 801 | 720 | 633 | 664 | 665 | 787 | 730 | 8789 |
| Anti social behaviour | 625 | 631 | 573 | 574 | 490 | 542 | 453 | 508 | 527 | 553 | 583 | 573 | 6632 |
| Shoplifting | 398 | 359 | 376 | 369 | 372 | 305 | 318 | 315 | 344 | 424 | 381 | 419 | 4380 |
| Public order | 246 | 238 | 258 | 234 | 236 | 233 | 197 | 192 | 250 | 244 | 281 | 249 | 2858 |
| Robbery | 199 | 201 | 202 | 192 | 213 | 205 | 179 | 132 | 155 | 166 | 163 | 158 | 2165 |
| Drugs | 137 | 185 | 174 | 156 | 150 | 171 | 184 | 189 | 146 | 162 | 139 | 155 | 1948 |
| Burglary | 106 | 125 | 125 | 142 | 124 | 138 | 117 | 92 | 121 | 86 | 86 | 104 | 1366 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 111 | 131 | 114 | 134 | 126 | 120 | 81 | 101 | 101 | 106 | 21 | 27 | 1173 |
| Bicycle theft | 81 | 101 | 82 | 98 | 69 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 67 | 69 | 78 | 87 | 888 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 | 72 | 39 | 57 | 69 | 60 | 57 | 47 | 56 | 58 | 63 | 61 | 686 |
| Other crime | 21 | 34 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 288 |
| Possession of weapons | 26 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 35 | 35 | 281 |
| Total | 5261 | 5041 | 4911 | 5291 | 5466 | 5449 | 4619 | 4233 | 4276 | 4341 | 4316 | 4461 | 57665 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Waterloo, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 69,398.