Total Crime Rate
158.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Washpool Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Cleeve St Michael's , and the 22nd 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 Washpool Road (GL52 8EU) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 142.4% higher than the Cleeve St Michael's average (65.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Washpool Road (GL52 8EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedgerow Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barleyfields Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cleeve St Michael's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Priory Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Fotescue Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oldacre Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Foster Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wagtail Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Owls End Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Huntlowe Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croft Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Priory Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croft Drive | Under investigation |
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