Crime in Stow-on-the-Wold
Recorded crime in Stow-on-the-Wold is 1.2 times the Cotswold average and 0.7 times the England and Wales average. Over 4 years it has fallen 13%. The biggest share 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 Stow-on-the-Wold: about 2,089 residents in 4 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 6/10Average crime
- Living
- 4.9/10Fair
- 4-year change
- −13%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.2×the Cotswold average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Stow-on-the-Wold.
Crime over 5 years
Down 13% in 4 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Stow-on-the-Wold, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.2× the Cotswold average (0.7× the England and Wales average). 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 47% of the harm here
- Burglary: 32% of the harm here
- Other theft: 8% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 26 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 Stow-on-the-Wold. 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 GL54
In GL54, the postcode district at the centre of Stow-on-the-Wold, 3% 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) | 381 | 3% | 14% | 62% | 11% | 11% |
| Burglary | 136 | 0% | 1% | 8% | 85% | 5% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 115 | 1% | 0% | 3% | 88% | 8% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 94 | 2% | 4% | 17% | 70% | 6% |
| Other theft | 91 | 0% | 1% | 16% | 69% | 13% |
| Public order | 76 | 3% | 7% | 49% | 34% | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 50 | 18% | 4% | 2% | 72% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 10% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Cotswold, 2023 to 2025: 202 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 69 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 20 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
2.2 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 34% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 6.9 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 15.7 |
| Drugs | 0.8 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.1 |
| Other crime | 1.2 |
| Other theft | 8.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.4 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.3 |
| Public order | 3.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 6.2 |
Postcode districts in Stow-on-the-Wold
Nearby towns
Council: Cotswold
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Questions about crime in Stow-on-the-Wold
- Is Stow-on-the-Wold a safe place to live?
- Stow-on-the-Wold scores 6 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.2 times the Cotswold average.
- Is crime going up or down in Stow-on-the-Wold?
- Down 13% over 4 years, from 146 recorded crimes a year to 126.
- What is the most common crime in Stow-on-the-Wold?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 16 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Stow-on-the-Wold compare with Cotswold?
- Crime severity in Stow-on-the-Wold is 1.2 times the Cotswold average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Stow-on-the-Wold?
- In GL54, the postcode district at the centre of Stow-on-the-Wold, 3% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 45% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Stow-on-the-Wold?
- Of 136 burglaries reported in GL54, the postcode district at the centre of Stow-on-the-Wold between September 2024 and August 2025, 0% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 85% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Stow-on-the-Wold?
- In Cotswold, the council area Stow-on-the-Wold 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 Stow-on-the-Wold?
- 256 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Cotswold, the council area Stow-on-the-Wold is in, 2.8 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Stow-on-the-Wold last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Cotswold, the council area Stow-on-the-Wold is in, against 1 the year before.