Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Acanthus Court area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chesterton , and the 15th 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 Acanthus Court (GL7 1PW) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 195.6% higher than the Chesterton average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acanthus Court (GL7 1PW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsmead (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Acanthus Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Lane 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 Cricklade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Swindon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences City Bank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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