Total Crime Rate

44.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 44.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bowly Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chesterton , and the 156th highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowly Road (GL7 1SE) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% lower than the Chesterton average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowly Road (GL7 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Apsley Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bowly Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Apsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chesterton Park —
Sep 2025Public order Chesterton Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shalford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springfield Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Springfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bathurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apsley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apsley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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