Crime in Cirencester
Recorded crime in Cirencester is 1.5 times the Cotswold average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 4 years it has fallen 26%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Cirencester: about 15,223 residents in 15 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.3/10Fair
- 4-year change
- −26%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.5×the Cotswold average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Cirencester.
Crime over 5 years
Down 26% in 4 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Cirencester, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.5× the Cotswold average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 69 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 61% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 61% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 32 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Cotswold (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Cotswold council area, not only Cirencester. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 54 | 0.59 | Down 37% |
| Cars broken into | 134 | 1.5 | Down 22% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 256 | 2.8 | Down 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 181 | 2.0 | Down 2% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in GL7
In GL7, the postcode district at the centre of Cirencester, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 983 | 4% | 12% | 65% | 11% | 8% |
| Other theft | 229 | 1% | 0% | 18% | 75% | 6% |
| Public order | 193 | 12% | 10% | 48% | 25% | 5% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 160 | 4% | 8% | 18% | 69% | 1% |
| Shoplifting | 155 | 16% | 7% | 5% | 71% | 1% |
| Burglary | 123 | 2% | 0% | 15% | 80% | 3% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 121 | 1% | 1% | 10% | 87% | 2% |
| Other crime | 67 | 0% | 12% | 52% | 28% | 7% |
| Drugs | 54 | 17% | 56% | 7% | 4% | 17% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 6% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.6 |
| Burglary | 4.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 26.5 |
| Drugs | 1.9 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 7.3 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 8.0 |
| Public order | 6.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.0 |
| Shoplifting | 7.2 |
Postcode districts in Cirencester
Nearby towns
Council: Cotswold
Questions about crime in Cirencester
- Is Cirencester a safe place to live?
- Cirencester scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.5 times the Cotswold average.
- Is crime going up or down in Cirencester?
- Down 26% over 4 years, from 1,358 recorded crimes a year to 1,005.
- What is the most common crime in Cirencester?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 26 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Cirencester compare with Cotswold?
- Crime severity in Cirencester is 1.5 times the Cotswold average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Cirencester?
- In GL7, the postcode district at the centre of Cirencester, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 37% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Cirencester?
- Of 123 burglaries reported in GL7, the postcode district at the centre of Cirencester between September 2024 and August 2025, 2% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 80% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Cirencester?
- In Cotswold, the council area Cirencester is in, the police recorded 54 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, down 37% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Cirencester?
- 256 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Cotswold, the council area Cirencester is in, 2.8 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Cirencester last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Cotswold, the council area Cirencester is in, against 1 the year before.