Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Long Eights area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Northway , and the 13th lowest crime rate of 336 local areas in Tewkesbury .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Long Eights (GL20 8QY) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% lower than the Northway average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Long Eights (GL20 8QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sycamore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lapwing Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monkey Meadow | — |
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