Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Drugs 13.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Sperringate area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 30th 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 Sperringate (GL7 1NA) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 66.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sperringate (GL7 1NA), 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 Sperringate area

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

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