Crap Towns / Churchdown / Crime

How much crime is there in Churchdown?

The police recorded 46.7 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Churchdown from September 2023 to August 2026, 39% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 26.7. In the 12 months to August 2025 it was 43.4, down from 49.0 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	49.0	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	43.4	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	–	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	26.7	34.1
Public order	4.1	6.6
Shoplifting	3.4	7.1
Other theft	3.3	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	3.1	7.0
Burglary	2.0	3.1
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.0	3.8
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Drugs	0.4	2.4
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.0	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Gloucester	4.3 km	121
Stroud	16.3 km	87.9
Cheltenham	7.7 km	85.4
Tewkesbury	11.8 km	72.4
Stonehouse	16.9 km	68.2
Newent	15.3 km	65.3
Brockworth	5.2 km	63.8
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	9.7 km	57.5
Churchdown	–	46.7
Bishop's Cleeve	11.0 km	41.7
Chalford	18.3 km	24.9
The typical town	–	76.2