Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 93.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 37.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bishop Mews area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chesterton , and the 44th 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 Bishop Mews (GL7 1GL) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 93.4% higher than the Chesterton average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishop Mews (GL7 1GL), 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 Bishop Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gillman Close 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Middle Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cricklade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cricklade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gegg Close —
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Data Sources

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