Total Crime Rate

63.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · 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 63.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cross Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chesterton , and the 97th highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Close (GL7 1FE) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Chesterton average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Close (GL7 1FE), the main crime hotspot is near Cricklade Road. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cross Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gegg Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cricklade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crabtree Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swindon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cricklade Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cricklade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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