Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 160.6 9/10
  • Other theft 48.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bankside area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chesterton , and the 9th highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bankside (GL7 1FG) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 231.1% higher than the Chesterton average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bankside (GL7 1FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Esland Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bankside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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