Total Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Jacob Close area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Grumbolds Ash with Avening , and the 6th lowest 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 Jacob Close (GL8 8RE) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Jacob Close (GL8 8RE), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Grumbolds Ash with Avening| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braybrooke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Tree Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Borg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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