Total Crime Rate
51.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cookspool area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Grumbolds Ash with Avening , and the 122nd highest 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 Cookspool (GL8 8RF) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cookspool (GL8 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Northfield Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 11 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braybrooke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Borg Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Tree Gardens | — |
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