Cam Crime and Safety Statistics

Cam Crime Overview

Cam is among the top 10 safest small towns in Gloucestershire, and is the 138th safest overall out of Gloucestershire's 314 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Cam in 2020 was 27 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Gloucestershire's overall crime rate, coming in 75% lower than the Gloucestershire rate of 46 per 1,000 residents. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Cam is the 88th safest small town, and the 4,165th safest location out of all towns, cities, and villages.

In June 2019, Cam was the worst small town in Gloucestershire for theft from the person, with 1 crime reported and a crime rate of 0.12 per 1,000 inhabitants. April 2018 was also a bad month for Cam residents, when it was Gloucestershire's most dangerous small town for robbery, recording 5 crimes at a rate of 0.58 per 1,000 residents. Cam recorded 16 reports of burglary during October 2016, making its crime rate of 1.9 the worst small town for burglary in Gloucestershire that month.

The most common crimes in Cam are violence and sexual offences, with 107 offences during 2020, giving a crime rate of 12. This is 6% lower than 2019's figure of 113 offences and a difference of 0.69 from 2019's crime rate of 13. Cam's least common crime is bicycle theft, with 1 offence recorded in 2020, a decrease of 200% from 2019's figure of 3 crimes.

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Crime in Cam Compared To Gloucestershire

Summary of Crimes in Cam This Year

	Cam		Gloucestershire
Crime	Count	Rate	Count	Rate	Rate Difference
Anti-Social Behaviour	141	16.36	30,539	33.12	102% safer
Bicycle Theft	1	0.12	852	0.92	667% safer
Burglary	13	1.51	2,904	3.15	109% safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	27	3.13	5,160	5.60	79% safer
Drugs	9	1.04	1,654	1.79	72% safer
Other Crime	3	0.35	837	0.91	160% safer
Other Theft	19	2.20	3,642	3.95	80% safer
Possession of Weapons	2	0.23	298	0.32	39% safer
Public Order	22	2.55	4,119	4.47	75% safer
Robbery	2	0.23	388	0.42	83% safer
Shoplifting	7	0.81	2,802	3.04	275% safer
Vehicle Crime	17	1.97	3,197	3.47	76% safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	107	12.42	16,822	18.24	47% safer

Cam Compared to Nearby Small Towns

Small Town	Total Crimes	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Brockworth	216	24.06	10% safer
Churchdown	277	24.22	10% safer
Quedgeley	540	24.53	8% safer
Bishop's Cleeve	346	25.20	5% safer
Downend and Bromley Heath	317	25.22	5% safer
Cam	229	26.58	-
Bradley Stoke	652	30.19	12% more dangerous
Winterbourne	357	37.14	28% more dangerous
Dodington	306	37.75	30% more dangerous
Dursley	298	38.95	32% more dangerous
West Dean	421	39.36	32% more dangerous

Crime Over Time in Cam

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Cam Crime Trends

	Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents
Crime	2017	2018	2019	2020	Trend
Anti-Social Behaviour	15	16	14	16	Getting worse
Bicycle Theft	0.46	0.35	0.35	0.12	Safer
Burglary	2.3	2.8	3.0	1.5	Safer
Criminal Damage and Arson	3.7	5.0	4.0	3.1	Safer
Drugs	1.0	0.23	0.81	1.0	Getting worse
Other Crime	0.46	0.12	1.4	0.35	Safer
Other Theft	3.4	3.2	3.4	2.2	Safer
Possession of Weapons	0.12	-	0.23	0.23	Getting worse
Public Order	0.23	1.4	1.6	2.6	Getting worse
Robbery (inc. mugging)	-	0.58	-	0.23	Safer
Shoplifting	1.4	0.70	0.81	0.81	Safer
Vehicle Crime	3.0	3.2	2.1	2.0	Safer
Violence and Sexual Offences	9	7	13	12	Getting worse

Changes In Cam's Crime Rates Over Time

Comparing Cam to the UK's Major Cities

Small Town	Crime Rate	Rate Difference
Cam	26.58	-
Barnet	67.71	61% more dangerous
Coventry	77.41	66% more dangerous
Croydon	83.22	68% more dangerous
Sheffield	85.81	69% more dangerous
Bristol	86.21	69% more dangerous
Leicester	97.44	73% more dangerous
Birmingham	102.87	74% more dangerous
Liverpool	107.28	75% more dangerous
Bradford	133.02	80% more dangerous
Leeds	137.10	81% more dangerous

Crime in Cam's Neighbourhoods

Neighbourhood	Crime Count	Crime Rate	Danger Rank
Cam	231	27	First

Crime in Cam During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Looking at the months the UK was in lockdown in 2020 due to Covid-19, how did crime rates in Cam change compared to the same month in 2019? The biggest increase in lockdown crime came in March, when Cam saw a 400% increase in public order. Cam saw a large fall in burglary during October, when it fell by 75% compared to October in 2019.

Crime	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Anti-Social Behaviour	+88%	+180%	+90%	-33%	-42%	-30%	-30%	-27%	+217%	+83%
Burglary	+33%	-	-	-	-	-50%	-	-75%	-	-
Criminal Damage and Arson	-	-	-75%	+133%	-50%	-60%	-50%	+100%	-67%	-75%
Drugs	-	-	-	-	-	-	-50%	-	-	-
Other Crime	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-67%	-	-
Other Theft	-	-	-	-25%	-33%	-50%	-50%	-	-	-
Public Order	+400%	-	+100%	-	+67%	-33%	-	-	-	-
Shoplifting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-67%	-	-67%	-
Vehicle Crime	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-75%	-
Violence and Sexual Offences	+100%	-56%	+9%	+117%	+71%	-58%	-50%	-15%	-10%	-

Frequently Asked Questions About Crime in Cam

What police force serves Cam?

Cam's local territorial police force is the Gloucestershire Constabulary.

How dangerous is Cam?

Cam is among the top 10 safest small towns in Gloucestershire.

What is Cam's most common crime?

The most common crimes in Cam are violence and sexual offences.

What is the least common crime in Cam?

Cam's least common crime is bicycle theft.

Last updated: 07 May 2021

Crime and Safety in Cam