Total Crime Rate

108.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Back Lane area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Grumbolds Ash with Avening , and the 14th highest crime rate of 307 local areas in Cotswold .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (GL8 8UL) in the last 12 months was 108.4 per 1,000 residents and was 101.8% higher than the Grumbolds Ash with Avening average (53.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Back Lane (GL8 8UL), the main crime hotspot is near Whitewater Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Back Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Meads Under investigation
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Data Sources

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