Total Crime Rate
122.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hereward Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Abbey , and the 27th highest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hereward Road (GL7 2EQ) in the last 12 months was 122.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.6% lower than the Abbey average (167.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (β 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hereward Road (GL7 2EQ), 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.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dollar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pethera Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pethera Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Market Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Gosditch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thomas Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coxwell Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Coxwell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Close | Under investigation |
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