January 2026 Source: Gloucestershire Constabulary Police

Crime in Tewkesbury: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Tewkesbury recorded 501 crimes in January 2026 — a crime rate of 5.26 per 1,000 residents. This places Tewkesbury at #64 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 36.5% of all offences recorded. Crime is up 2.9% compared to the same period last year.

shield Crime is significantly below the UK average — one of the safer areas.

Key Statistics

  • monitoring60.28 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment501 crimes recorded in January 2026
  • leaderboardRanked #64 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
  • trending_upCrime up 2.9% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: January 2026 • Updated monthly
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Total Crimes

501
trending_up +14.1% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

60.28per 1k
Moderate

National Safety

#64of 331

Top 21% Safest UK

Gloucestershire

#3rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
On or near Down Hatherley Lane Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6 Possession of weapons: 1
6
On or near Nursery Lane Map
Other theft: 6
6
On or near Stanway Road Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
On or near Supermarket Map
Shoplifting: 6
6
On or near The Lane Map
Criminal damage and arson: 6
6
On or near Hygrove Lane Map
Violence and sexual offences: 6
6
On or near Sandlin Close Map
Anti-social behaviour: 6
6
On or near A38 Map
Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 1
4
On or near Supermarket Map
Anti-social behaviour: 4 Other theft: 1
4
On or near The Ribstons Map
Anti-social behaviour: 4
4

Crime Breakdown

January 2026
501 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
183
36.5%
Anti-social Behaviour
134
26.7%
Criminal Damage & Arson
35
7.0%
Burglary
34
6.8%
Shoplifting
24
4.8%
Other Theft
22
4.4%
Vehicle Crime
17
3.4%
Other Crime
17
3.4%
Public Order
17
3.4%
Drug Offences
12
2.4%
Weapons Possession
3
0.6%
Bicycle Theft
2
0.4%
Theft from Person
1
0.2%

Crime Analysis: Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury recorded 501 crimes in January 2026, equivalent to a rate of 60.28 per 1,000 residents — among the lower-crime areas in England and Wales, ranked #64 of 331 by crime rate.

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in Tewkesbury (36.5%). Anti-social Behaviour (26.7%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (7.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Tewkesbury has risen slightly — by 2.9%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Gloucestershire Constabulary through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#Ward Crimes Rate
1Innsworth 50 102.2
2Tewkesbury North & Twyning 49 93.1
3Tewkesbury South 39 72.5
4Brockworth West 47 65.9
5Highnam with Haw Bridge 31 64.4

Safest Wards

Ward Crimes Rate
shieldSevern Vale South 11 2.3
shieldSevern Vale North 12 4.6
shieldIsbourne 26 3.7
shieldCleeve Grange 7 1.5
shieldChurchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote 21 3.1

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +14.1%
Year-on-Yeartrending_up +2.9%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.7%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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