Waterloo Road
Middle areaCentral Wolverhampton. 7,246 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 41% of people in Waterloo Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Waterloo Road
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waterloo Road at a rate of 118.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 398 |
| Other crime | 178 |
| Shoplifting | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 51 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 47 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Theft from the person | 13 |
| Robbery | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Waterloo Road compares
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Is Waterloo Road safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Waterloo Road at a rate of 118.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Waterloo Road.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (398), other crime (178) and shoplifting (74).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Wolverhampton
These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wolverhampton and not Waterloo Road alone. See Wolverhampton
Waterloo Road in brief
The median price paid for a home in Waterloo Road was £140,500 in 2025.
Waterloo Road had 6,743 usual residents at the census.
About 41% of people in Waterloo Road live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Waterloo Road, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.