Total Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sherwood Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Grumbolds Ash with Avening , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 312 local areas in Cotswold .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sherwood Road (GL8 8BU) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Grumbolds Ash with Avening average (54.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sherwood Road (GL8 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Church Street, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linfoot Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Grumbolds Ash with Avening| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Close Gardens | Under investigation |
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