St Michael's, Cotswold: Safety
Safety
Crime rates in St Michael's are higher than the UK average. In 2025, there were 172.8 crimes per 1,000 people, compared to the national figure of 88.6. The rate went up from 139.3 per 1,000 in 2024, so things got worse between those two years.
Anti-social behaviour is the most common type of crime recorded here. That said, serious offences like robbery and weapons incidents stay low in number. You'll also find that violent crime in St Michael's is notably lower than in neighbouring Watermoor.
Crime varies across the local area. New Mills, for example, records far lower overall crime rates than St Michael's.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Michael'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. St Michael'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
St Michael's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
172.8
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Abbey
111.3
Higher than
The Beeches
112.1
Higher than
Watermoor
150.7
Higher than
New Mills
37.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Michael's ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Anti-social behaviour36%18%
- Violent offences21%39%
- Shoplifting19%8%
- Public order6%8%
- Criminal damage and arson6%8%
- Burglary3%3%
- Other theft3%7%
- Drugs2%2%
- Robbery1%1%
- Vehicle crime1%3%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Other crime1%2%
- Theft from the person<1%<1%
- Possession of weapons<1%1%
