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Crime in GL54 3

How much crime is recorded in GL54 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cotswold
Region
South West
Population
14,072 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL54 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL54 3, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
18.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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).

GL54 3National
Burglary14.29.1
Violence and sexual offences10.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.24.6
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.22.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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