Churchdown St John's, Tewkesbury: Safety
Safety
Churchdown St John's is safer than most of the UK. You'll see around 37 crimes recorded per month here in 2024 and 2025, compared to the national average of 58 to 60.
Crime stayed steady across both years, so there's no sign of things getting worse. Anti-social behaviour and vehicle crime are both well below what you'd find nationally. Burglary is particularly low — just 11 to 13 incidents across each full year.
The neighbouring Innsworth area has noticeably higher crime rates, which makes Churchdown St John's stand out as one of the safer spots locally.
Source: police-recorded crime for Churchdown St John's ward (Gloucestershire Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Churchdown St John's ward: Gloucestershire Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Churchdown St John's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
60.6
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Longlevens
37.5
Lower than
Severn Vale South
70.5
Higher than
Churchdown Brookfield with Hucclecote
42.9
Similar to
Badgeworth
62.3
Lower than
Innsworth
106.5
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Churchdown St John's ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences42%39%
- Anti-social behaviour22%18%
- Public order9%8%
- Shoplifting9%8%
- Other theft5%7%
- Criminal damage and arson4%8%
- Burglary3%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Vehicle crime1%3%
- Robbery1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Drugs<1%2%
- Bicycle theft<1%1%
