Total Crime Rate

145.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 145.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Masefield Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Chesterton , and the 10th highest crime rate of 307 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 Masefield Road (GL7 1SN) in the last 12 months was 145.5 per 1,000 residents and was 197.5% higher than the Chesterton average (48.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masefield Road (GL7 1SN), the main crime hotspot is near Apsley Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Masefield Road area

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Data Sources

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