Crime and Safety in Cirencester
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
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Cirencester is among the top 20 safest small towns in Gloucestershire, and is the 97th most dangerous overall out of Gloucestershire's 305 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Cirencester in 2026 is 44 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares favourably to Gloucestershire's overall crime rate, coming in 10% lower than the Gloucestershire rate of 49 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Cirencester is the 39th safest small town, and the 1,845th safest location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In February 2025, Cirencester was the worst small town in Gloucestershire for drugs, with 9 crimes reported and a crime rate of 0.36 per 1,000 daytime population. May 2025 was also a bad month for Cirencester residents, when it was Gloucestershire's most dangerous small town for possession of weapons, recording 3 crimes at a rate of 0.12 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Cirencester are violence and sexual offences, with 449 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 18. This is 25% lower than 2025's figure of 595 offences and a difference of 5.85 from 2025's crime rate of 24. Cirencester's least common crime is theft from the person, with 4 offences recorded in 2026, the same as 2025's figure of 4 crimes.
Cirencester 2026 Crime Scorecard
Top 20 Safest
Small Towns, Gloucestershire
28% lower, regional crime rate
South West
39% lower, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of January 2026, the crime rate in Cirencester is 28% lower than the South West and 39% lower than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Cirencester Crime Rate Over Time
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Cirencester Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Cirencester represent the time frame between January 2016 and January 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Gloucestershire Police are behind schedule with their crime data updates, and the most recent data on data.police.uk for Gloucestershire Police is for January 2026.
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We advise exercising caution with statistics for areas within Gloucestershire Police's boundaries, particularly if comparing against areas with more recent data, until Gloucestershire Police are back on schedule.
Crime data on data.police.uk is typically updated once per month, and includes new data with a two-month delay.
Introduction to Cirencester's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Cirencester up to January 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Cirencester's 629 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending January 2026 unless otherwise stated.
CrimeRate Insights
Looking into a specific address in Cirencester? CrimeRate Insights reports convert raw numbers into practical insight for any location, from single addresses and postcodes, up to major towns and cities.
Crime rates don’t happen by themselves; they follow people and patterns. Where crowds gather - near pubs and late-night venues, around the station, by supermarkets and forecourts - incidents naturally concentrate.
That doesn’t mean an area is "bad"; it usually means footfall is higher.
Your report explores these factors in a calm, non-judgemental way, putting the numbers in context and helping you spot what’s typical for places like this.
Crime Risk Scores
Cirencester • 12 Months Ending January 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Cirencester has a crime risk score of 341. This is based on analysis of 629 nearby areas within Cirencester, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Cirencester's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Cirencester, crime risk scores are typically around 341, while in Gloucestershire they are average 453.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 391 (445 for Gloucestershire), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 368 (Gloucestershire 428).
Trends in Crime Risk
Cirencester
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 35% in Cirencester's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
Looking at the previous five years, the trend in Cirencester's crime risk score is down by 21%. While potentially a good indicator of the overall risk trend, analysis may offer further insight when combined with the checks mentioned above.
Over the last year, Cirencester's crime risk score has shown a downward trend of approximately 0.99%, indicating that the risk profile is going down. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Cirencester
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Cirencester • 12 Months Ending January 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Shoplifting offences have a crime rate of 9.44 reports per 1,000 people in Cirencester, which is 1.79 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 236 crime reports logged by Gloucestershire Police during the 12-month period ending January 2026.
For the same period, Gloucestershire Police recorded 9 reports of Possession of Weapons in Cirencester, resulting in a crime rate of 0.36 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 1.00.
The crime rate for Robbery is 0.96 times the national average at 0.76 reports per 1,000. This is from 19 crime reports reported to Gloucestershire Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Cirencester
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Robbery offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of - for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Robbery CrimeRate Index was 0.89 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a near-complete decrease over this timeframe.
Shoplifting offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of - for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Shoplifting CrimeRate Index was 0.62 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a near-complete decrease over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Cirencester
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of - for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 1.11 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a near-complete decrease over this timeframe.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of - for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Vehicle Crime CrimeRate Index was 0.49 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a near-complete decrease over this timeframe.
Burglary offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of - for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Burglary CrimeRate Index was 1.21 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a near-complete decrease over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Cirencester • 12 Months Ending January 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
Cirencester | Gloucestershire | South West | |||||||
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 370 | 14.80 | 1.36 | 12,776 | 11.54 | 0.82 | 82,030 | 12.62 | 0.89 |
| Bicycle Theft | 10 | 0.40 | 0.98 | 566 | 0.52 | 0.71 | 3,702 | 0.54 | 0.74 |
| Burglary | 35 | 1.40 | 0.59 | 2,777 | 2.50 | 0.80 | 15,750 | 2.42 | 0.77 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 63 | 2.52 | 0.53 | 4,341 | 3.92 | 0.62 | 36,459 | 5.64 | 0.90 |
| Drugs | 25 | 1.00 | 0.42 | 1,364 | 1.24 | 0.40 | 10,358 | 1.60 | 0.52 |
| Other Crime | 22 | 0.88 | 0.72 | 1,449 | 1.30 | 0.70 | 8,931 | 1.38 | 0.75 |
| Other Theft | 107 | 4.28 | 0.98 | 4,079 | 3.68 | 0.65 | 31,450 | 4.85 | 0.85 |
| Possession of Weapons | 9 | 0.36 | 1.00 | 528 | 0.47 | 0.55 | 3,967 | 0.62 | 0.73 |
| Public Order | 96 | 3.84 | 0.86 | 5,210 | 4.71 | 0.81 | 36,669 | 5.63 | 0.97 |
| Robbery | 19 | 0.76 | 0.96 | 689 | 0.59 | 0.50 | 4,567 | 0.70 | 0.59 |
| Shoplifting | 236 | 9.44 | 1.79 | 5,696 | 5.14 | 0.72 | 37,365 | 5.76 | 0.81 |
| Theft From the Person | 4 | 0.16 | 0.41 | 178 | 0.14 | 0.09 | 2,043 | 0.33 | 0.21 |
| Vehicle Crime | 30 | 1.20 | 0.48 | 2,409 | 2.17 | 0.50 | 16,666 | 2.56 | 0.60 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 449 | 17.95 | 0.77 | 25,193 | 22.75 | 0.75 | 189,257 | 29.13 | 0.96 |
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Total Crime by Year
Cirencester | Gloucestershire | South West | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 1,105 | 44.19 | 0.84 | 54,479 | 49.13 | 0.68 | 397,184 | 61.16 | 0.85 |
| 2025 | 1,297 | 51.88 | 0.73 | 63,613 | 57.93 | 0.78 | 402,192 | 62.40 | 0.84 |
| 2024 | 1,480 | 59.12 | 0.82 | 67,182 | 61.87 | 0.82 | 357,420 | 55.92 | 0.74 |
| 2023 | 1,593 | 63.91 | 0.84 | 68,362 | 63.73 | 0.81 | 360,086 | 56.89 | 0.72 |
| 2022 | 1,372 | 55.32 | 0.76 | 58,356 | 55.10 | 0.72 | 351,958 | 56.19 | 0.73 |
| 2021 | 979 | 39.33 | 0.59 | 46,191 | 44.17 | 0.64 | 311,592 | 50.21 | 0.73 |
| 2020 | 1,204 | 48.19 | 0.67 | 52,543 | 50.65 | 0.68 | 343,342 | 55.68 | 0.75 |
| 2019 | 1,038 | 41.51 | 0.56 | 47,830 | 46.35 | 0.61 | 348,574 | 56.87 | 0.75 |
| 2018 | 1,031 | 41.14 | 0.59 | 47,633 | 46.50 | 0.65 | 340,408 | 55.87 | 0.79 |
| 2017 | 1,040 | 41.50 | 0.68 | 45,382 | 44.66 | 0.70 | 312,784 | 51.72 | 0.81 |
| 2016 | 273 | 10.92 | 0.60 | 13,785 | 13.57 | 0.71 | 92,229 | 15.29 | 0.80 |
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Cirencester Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Jan 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinderford | 521 | 54.96 | 24% more dangerous |
| Yate | 1,994 | 74.13 | 68% more dangerous |
| Patchway | 1,157 | 60.86 | 38% more dangerous |
| Quedgeley | 1,313 | 49.98 | 13% more dangerous |
| Coleford | 438 | 42.22 | 4.5% safer |
| Thornbury | 903 | 55.36 | 25% more dangerous |
| Tewkesbury | 607 | 44.74 | 1.2% more dangerous |
| Cirencester | 1,105 | 44.19 | - |
| Stoke Gifford | 1,041 | 55.87 | 26% more dangerous |
| Lydney | 511 | 42.53 | 3.8% safer |
| Emersons Green | 1,171 | 55.30 | 25% more dangerous |
| Stonehouse | 402 | 41.85 | 5% safer |
| Dursley | 320 | 38.37 | 13% safer |
| West Dean | 358 | 34.17 | 23% safer |
| Brockworth | 397 | 35.15 | 20% safer |
| Winterbourne | 547 | 43.90 | 0.66% safer |
| Bitton | 382 | 38.56 | 13% safer |
| Dodington | 315 | 37.56 | 15% safer |
| Cam | 274 | 28.49 | 36% safer |
| Downend and Bromley Heath | 513 | 38.91 | 12% safer |
| Churchdown | 333 | 26.68 | 40% safer |
| Bradley Stoke | 996 | 37.09 | 16% safer |
| Bishop's Cleeve | 455 | 28.25 | 36% safer |
| Charlton Kings | 273 | 20.99 | 53% safer |
Comparing Cirencester to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Jan 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cirencester | 44.19 | - |
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 80% more dangerous |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 87% more dangerous |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 90% more dangerous |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 121% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 137% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 138% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 141% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 142% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 144% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 183% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Cirencester's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Cirencester that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Jan 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
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| Home Park | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Kingshill Playing Field | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| St Michael's Park | 9 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Cotswold Leisure Centre | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 |
Recent Crimes in Cirencester
The 20 most recent crime reports in Cirencester.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Possession of weapons | On or near Petrol Station | |
| January 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Fosse Close | |
| January 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Querns Lane | |
| January 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | On or near Roberts Close | |
| January 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Stepstairs Lane | |
| January 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Stroud Road | |
| January 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near St Michaels Road | |
| January 2026 | Drugs | On or near Cricklade Street | |
| January 2026 | Other theft | On or near Chesterton Lane | |
| January 2026 | Other theft | On or near Bowling Green Road | |
| January 2026 | Public order | On or near Supermarket | |
| January 2026 | Public order | On or near Supermarket | |
| January 2026 | Robbery | On or near Herbert Stark Close | |
| January 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Chesterton Lane | |
| January 2026 | Shoplifting | On or near Chesterton Lane | |
| January 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Fosse Close | |
| January 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Bathurst Road | |
| January 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near City Bank Road | |
| January 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Herbert Stark Close | |
| January 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Gardner Way |
Methodology & Data Sources
Cirencester Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Cirencester during August 2026 will typically become available in October 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Cirencester Data Points
For Cirencester, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value E04013303.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Cirencester's daytime - or "workday" - population of 21,821 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Cirencester