Total Crime Rate
36.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Somerford Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Abbey , and the 138th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in Cotswold .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Somerford Road (GL7 1TP) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% lower than the Abbey average (168.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Somerford Road (GL7 1TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheep Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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