Total Crime Rate

76.6 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 76.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.9 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

King Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 72nd 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 King Street (GL7 1JT) in the last 12 months was 76.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Abbey average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (GL7 1JT), the main crime hotspot is near Stepstairs Lane. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in King Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences City Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Michaels Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepstairs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepstairs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stepstairs Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order City Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watermoor Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Admirals Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Admirals Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sperringate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sperringate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson City Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepstairs Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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