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

The Wool Market 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 The Wool Market (GL7 2PR) 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 The Wool Market (GL7 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Wool Market area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Carpenters Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Market Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Way β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dyer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyer Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dyer Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Gosditch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brewery Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Admirals Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Admirals Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Waterloo β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cricklade Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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