Crime Rates at Lavender Lane, Cirencester, GL7 1PP

Lavender Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 10th highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lavender Lane (GL7 1PP) in the last 12 months was 158.3 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 130.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Lane (GL7 1PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheep Street, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sperringate (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.