Total Crime Rate

86.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 86.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tower 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watermoor Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Carpenters Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Way β€”
Sep 2025Public order Admirals Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft St Michaels Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Waterloo β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Admirals Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Querns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Querns Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyer Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyer Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Querns Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Querns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Querns Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cricklade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Querns Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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