Total Crime Rate
821.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lewis Lane area has the highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .
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 Lewis Lane (GL7 1ED) in the last 12 months was 821.9 per 1,000 residents and was 391.3% higher than the Abbey average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 93 (≈ 236.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lewis Lane (GL7 1ED), the main crime hotspot is near The Waterloo. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 24 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenters Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carpenters Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Admirals Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Admirals Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dyer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Waterloo | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyer Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | — |
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