Total Crime Rate
29.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chester Crescent area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Abbey , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 307 local areas in Cotswold .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Crescent (GL7 1HE) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower than the Abbey average (168.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chester Crescent (GL7 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Dyer Street. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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