Total Crime Rate

75.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Other crime 12.6 10/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Limes Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 74th highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Limes Close (GL7 1XH) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower than the Abbey average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limes Close (GL7 1XH), 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 Limes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apsley Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Bathurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Countess Lilias Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Apsley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Apsley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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