Total Crime Rate

75.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 75.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blake Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 77th highest crime rate of 312 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 Blake Road (GL7 2EG) in the last 12 months was 75.2 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blake Road (GL7 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blake Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Gosditch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brewery Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pethera Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pethera Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Market Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Dollar Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thomas Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coxwell Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Coxwell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Close β€”

Data Sources

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