Total Crime Rate
84.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Golden Farm Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 59th highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Golden Farm Road (GL7 1BS) in the last 12 months was 84.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Abbey average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Golden Farm Road (GL7 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Upper Churnside. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | London Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Churnside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saxon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Saxon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Akeman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddock | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Anne'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbots Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitelands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Upper Churnside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Churnside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Churnside | Under investigation |
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