Total Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025The Paddock area has the 19th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddock (GL7 1EY) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Paddock (GL7 1EY), 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 | Saxon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Churnside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Akeman 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 | Middle Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gillman Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swindon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddock | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Churnside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Prospect Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Golden Farm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Saxon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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