Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.8 2/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Watermoor Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 33rd lowest crime rate of 312 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 Watermoor Road (GL7 1LD) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% lower than the Abbey average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermoor Road (GL7 1LD), 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 Watermoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Watermoor Road —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fairfax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sperringate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sperringate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson City Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order City Bank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences City Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stepstairs Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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