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Gloucestershire is among the top 10 safest counties in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Gloucestershire in 2021 was 52 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 24 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Gloucestershire's larger towns and cities, Stroud is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Filton, and Patchway comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Gloucestershire, starting with Bitton which ranks as the safest area in Gloucestershire, followed up by Charlton Kings in second place, and Dodington in third place.
Incidents mapped in Gloucestershire represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
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Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 23,892 | 25.91 |
| Bicycle Theft | 580 | 0.63 |
| Burglary | 2,752 | 2.98 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 5,429 | 5.89 |
| Drugs | 1,410 | 1.53 |
| Other Crime | 1,155 | 1.25 |
| Other Theft | 3,758 | 4.08 |
| Possession of Weapons | 320 | 0.35 |
| Public Order | 4,969 | 5.39 |
| Robbery | 345 | 0.37 |
| Shoplifting | 2,824 | 3.06 |
| Theft From the Person | 206 | 0.22 |
| Vehicle Crime | 2,327 | 2.52 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 22,240 | 24.12 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Gloucestershire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Cleeve | 473 | 34 | 52% safer |
| Bitton | 62 | 7 | 695% safer |
| Bradley Stoke | 652 | 30 | 74% safer |
| Brockworth | 499 | 56 | 6% more dangerous |
| Cam | 269 | 31 | 68% safer |
| Charlton Kings | 296 | 28 | 86% safer |
| Cheltenham | 7,326 | 63 | 16% more dangerous |
| Churchdown | 407 | 36 | 47% safer |
| Cinderford | 558 | 62 | 15% more dangerous |
| Cirencester | 1,185 | 60 | 13% more dangerous |
| Coleford | 508 | 56 | 6% more dangerous |
| Dodington | 240 | 30 | 77% safer |
| Downend and Bromley Heath | 429 | 34 | 54% safer |
| Dursley | 370 | 48 | 8% safer |
| Filton | 1,109 | 98 | 46% more dangerous |
| Gloucester | 10,974 | 74 | 30% more dangerous |
| Lydney | 513 | 55 | 4.2% more dangerous |
| Mangotsfield Rural | 695 | 48 | 8% safer |
| Patchway | 1,067 | 76 | 31% more dangerous |
| Quedgeley | 1,358 | 62 | 15% more dangerous |
| Stoke Gifford | 986 | 49 | 8% safer |
| Stonehouse | 444 | 55 | 5% more dangerous |
| Stroud | 1,370 | 99 | 47% more dangerous |
| Tewkesbury | 730 | 64 | 18% more dangerous |
| Thornbury | 575 | 43 | 21% safer |
| West Dean | 433 | 40 | 29% safer |
| Winterbourne | 367 | 38 | 37% safer |
| Yate | 1,197 | 53 | 0.91% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 24 | 21 | 33 | 26 | Getting worse |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.94 | 0.63 | Safer |
| Burglary | 5 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safer |
| Drugs | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Getting worse |
| Other Crime | 0.65 | 0.80 | 0.91 | 1.2 | Getting worse |
| Other Theft | 5 | 5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.35 | Getting worse |
| Public Order | 2.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5 | Getting worse |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.37 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.20 | 0.22 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 5 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.5 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 15 | 18 | 18 | 24 | Getting worse |
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