Total Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Abbey , and the 152nd 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 London Road (GL7 1AB) in the last 12 months was 31.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Abbey average (168.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (GL7 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dyer Street, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Waterloo (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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