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Crime in GL3

How much crime is recorded in GL3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Tewkesbury
Region
South West
Population
44,186 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL3, 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
19.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

GL3National
Violence and sexual offences16.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary5.19.1
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.44.6
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Shoplifting2.38.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.82.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover February 2025 to January 2026, the latest twelve months this area's police force has published. Other forces have published to August 2026.

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