Crime Rates at Century Close, Cirencester, GL7 1FL

Century Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Abbey , and the 7th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in Cotswold .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Century Close (GL7 1FL) in the last 12 months was 184.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Abbey average (168.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 379.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Century Close (GL7 1FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ormand Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gardner Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.