Crime Rates at Cotton Close, Abbeymead, Gloucester, GL4 5BA

Cotton Close area has the 45th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cotton Close (GL4 5BA) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Abbeydale average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Close (GL4 5BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Camomile Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Longville Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.