Postcode · Wotton-under-Edge
Crime in GL12 8TG
How much crime is recorded in GL12 8TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Charfield, Wickwar & Iron Acton
- Council
- South Gloucestershire
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,650 (2024)
How safe is GL12 8TG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL12 8TG area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
GL12 8TGNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary6.69.1
Other theft4.84.5
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Shoplifting2.08.4
Other crime1.21.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Public order0.64.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.