Total Crime Rate
86.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tower Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 55th highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tower Street (GL7 1EF) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Abbey average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 203.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tower Street (GL7 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Waterloo (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Victoria Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Watermoor Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carpenters Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carpenters Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | North Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Victoria Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Admirals Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Michaels Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Waterloo | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Admirals Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Querns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Querns Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dyer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyer Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyer Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Querns Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Querns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Querns Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cricklade Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Querns Lane | Under investigation |
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