Waterloo
Recorded offences, July 2025 – June 2026. 9.3% more recorded offences than the 12 months before.
- Last 12 months
- 2,430
- July 2025 – June 2026
- Prior 12 months
- 2,224
- +9.3%
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 148.4
- ABS 2021 Census 16,379
Waterloo recorded 2,430 offences during July 2025 – June 2026. Recorded offences were 9.3% higher than the previous 12 months. This represents 148.4 recorded offences per 1,000 residents, using the ABS 2021 Census usual-resident population of 16,379. Recorded offences are not a measure of individual risk; visitor numbers, reporting practices and local activity affect comparisons. The 2021 population is a fixed historical denominator, not a current population estimate.
Five-year monthly trend
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avg 186/mo
Dashed green line marks the average over displayed months. The orange dot is the latest month.
What was recorded
Offence categories, last 12 months.
- Other830 · 34.2%
- Theft525 · 21.6%
- Assault288 · 11.9%
- Drug offences277 · 11.4%
- Property damage223 · 9.2%
- Break-ins
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