Crime in Tewkesbury
Recorded crime in Tewkesbury is 1.6 times the Tewkesbury council average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 4 years it has fallen 25%. 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 Tewkesbury: about 9,708 residents in 13 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.3/10Fair
- 4-year change
- −25%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 1.6×the Tewkesbury council average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Tewkesbury.
Crime over 5 years
Down 25% in 4 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Tewkesbury, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 1.6× the Tewkesbury council average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 71 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 66% of the harm here
- Burglary: 15% of the harm here
- Other theft: 4% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 66% 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: 33 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Tewkesbury (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Tewkesbury council area, not only the town of Tewkesbury. 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 | 105 | 1.0 | Up 33% |
| Cars broken into | 92 | 0.90 | Down 18% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 292 | 2.9 | Up 2% |
| Burglary of homes | 163 | 1.6 | Up 29% |
| 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 GL20
In GL20, the postcode district at the centre of Tewkesbury, 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) | 612 | 4% | 10% | 68% | 9% | 9% |
| Other theft | 178 | 1% | 3% | 21% | 72% | 2% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 147 | 1% | 5% | 25% | 66% | 2% |
| Public order | 144 | 12% | 12% | 47% | 26% | 3% |
| Shoplifting | 141 | 13% | 7% | 10% | 70% | 1% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 80 | 1% | 0% | 6% | 89% | 4% |
| Burglary | 63 | 0% | 0% | 17% | 78% | 5% |
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.
Road collisions
Tewkesbury, 2023 to 2025: 163 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 50 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 15 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.6 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 31% 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 | 0.3 |
| Burglary | 4.1 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 28.6 |
| Drugs | 2.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.5 |
| Other crime | 1.7 |
| Other theft | 5.7 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.6 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 4.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 9.9 |
| Public order | 6.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.1 |
| Shoplifting | 6.0 |
Postcode districts in Tewkesbury
Nearby towns
Council: Tewkesbury
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Questions about crime in Tewkesbury
- Is Tewkesbury a safe place to live?
- Tewkesbury scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.6 times the Tewkesbury council average.
- Is crime going up or down in Tewkesbury?
- Down 25% over 4 years, from 903 recorded crimes a year to 676.
- What is the most common crime in Tewkesbury?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 29 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Tewkesbury compare with Tewkesbury council?
- Crime severity in Tewkesbury is 1.6 times the Tewkesbury council average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Tewkesbury?
- In GL20, the postcode district at the centre of Tewkesbury, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 38% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Tewkesbury?
- Of 63 burglaries reported in GL20, the postcode district at the centre of Tewkesbury between September 2024 and August 2025, 0% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 78% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Tewkesbury?
- In the Tewkesbury council area, the police recorded 105 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.0 per 1,000 residents, up 33% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Tewkesbury?
- 292 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in the Tewkesbury council area, 2.9 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Tewkesbury last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in the Tewkesbury council area, against 1 the year before.