Total Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Shepherds Way area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Fosseridge , and the 142nd lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in Cotswold .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherds Way (GL54 1DD) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% higher than the Fosseridge average (27.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shepherds Way (GL54 1DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Back Walls, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parson'S Corner (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shepherds Way | — |
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