Total Crime Rate
992.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
264.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lewis Lane area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Abbey , and the highest crime rate of 307 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 992.4 per 1,000 residents and was 487.9% higher than the Abbey average (168.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 130 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 104 (≈ 264.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lewis Lane (GL7 1ED), 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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