Total Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watery Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Highnam with Haw Bridge , and the 37th highest crime rate of 336 local areas in Tewkesbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watery Lane (GL2 8JW) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% higher than the Highnam with Haw Bridge average (71.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watery Lane (GL2 8JW), the main crime hotspot is near Watery Lane, with 6 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watery Lane area

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Data Sources

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