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Crime in GL7 2

How much crime is recorded in GL7 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cotswold
Region
South West
Population
8,796 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL7 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL7 2, 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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).

GL7 2National
Shoplifting16.78.4
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Burglary6.39.1
Public order4.04.6
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.94.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 33% 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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