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Crime in GL7 6

How much crime is recorded in GL7 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cotswold
Region
South West
Population
21,398 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL7 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL7 6, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences11.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.910.7
Burglary5.79.1
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Drugs0.42.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates use each neighbourhood's latest twelve published months, which end between January 2026 and August 2026 because police forces publish on different schedules.

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