Cotswold

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Cotswold.

Population
90,264
People in Employment
40,585 (77.1%)
People Inactive
10,550 (20.0%)
People Unemployed
1,515 (2.9%)
Number Of Jobs
28k
Median Salary
£26,953
Mean Salary
£34,455

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Cotswold. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Cotswold for 2024

Cotswolds most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 2,087 crimes and in 2022 there were 2,214 crimes. Which is an decrease of 127 crimes.

Crime Type Previous Year Crimes This Year Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences 2,087 138
Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour 966 83
Getting Better
Burglary 554 46
Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson 506 43
Getting Better
Other theft 525 37
Getting Better
Vehicle crime 352 30
Getting Better
Theft from the person 49 27
Getting Better
Public order 542 27
Getting Better
Shoplifting 159 19
Getting Better
Other crime 175 11
Getting Better
Bicycle theft 30 8
Getting Better
Drugs 74 5
Getting Better
Possession of weapons 22 3
Getting Better
Robbery 13 1
Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Cotswold

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Abbey has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Cotswold, with 3135 crimes and 202 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Stratton has 41 crimes and 16 crimes per 1000 people.

Name Crimes in 2024 Crimes per 1000 people
St Michael's 65 25
Chedworth & Churn Valley 58 22
Watermoor 42 13
Siddington & Cerney Rural 35 9
Campden & Vale 32 5
Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South 28 5
Stratton 25 6
Northleach 21 7
The Beeches 19 7
Moreton West 16 7
The Ampneys & Hampton 16 6
Tetbury with Upton 15 5
Four Acres 14 8
Chesterton 13 6
Sandywell 12 5
Bourton Village 12 4
Fosseridge 12 5
Ermin 9 3
Stow 8 3
Grumbolds Ash with Avening 8 3
Tetbury East & Rural 8 4
Blockley 5 2
Bourton Vale 5 2
Kemble 5 2
Fairford North 3 1
Tetbury Town 3 2
Coln Valley 2 1
New Mills 1 0
South Cerney Village 0 0
Abbey 0 0
Moreton East 0 0
The Rissingtons 0 0

Crime map for Cotswold

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Cotswold

The average property price in Cotswold is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Cotswold is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Cotswold could be more profitable.

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £768,591.69 £460,241.19 £393,360.05 £219,744.91
2022 £737,244.55 £443,662.71 £379,884.00 £214,336.84
2021 £647,752.02 £390,302.48 £337,449.13 £197,295.11
2020 £589,883.18 £359,763.30 £311,569.40 £187,961.79
2019 £569,566.20 £347,530.12 £301,080.95 £185,762.33
2018 £546,392.38 £333,618.72 £289,627.07 £180,853.08
2017 £532,557.14 £323,821.25 £282,384.10 £179,759.95
2016 £507,801.03 £310,300.20 £272,943.86 £170,273.56
2015 £479,177.73 £293,244.73 £259,677.89 £160,990.40
2014 £456,609.07 £280,348.70 £249,587.19 £155,368.03
2013 £429,291.33 £261,630.56 £234,174.85 £146,245.34
2012 £419,941.66 £255,411.88 £228,635.06 £145,066.28
2011 £408,624.80 £248,535.53 £222,039.96 £142,912.01
2010 £410,496.45 £252,137.37 £226,691.98 £147,355.16

Property prices over time for Cotswold

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Cotswold

The median salary in Cotswold is £26,953 and the mean salary in Cotswold is £34,455.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands)
28k
Median Salary
£26,953
Annual Percentage Change
22.1%
Mean Salary
£34,455

Salary comparison between Cotswold and South West

See how Cotswold compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. Cotswold ranks 9 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location Annual Percentage Change Mean Salary Annual Percentage Change
Cheltenham 41k £34,961 14.8% £38,610 11.2%
Forest of Dean 24k £30,120 27.8% £32,813 11.4%
Bristol, City of UA 173k £29,923 11.1% £32,238 5.8%
North Somerset UA 74k £29,026 16.3% £32,491 11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA 113k £28,830 10.8% £31,817 8.6%
Swindon UA 89k £28,164 3.4% £34,161 6.8%
Wiltshire UA 177k £28,033 12.8% £32,009 5.2%
Bath and North East Somerset UA 71k £27,614 14.1% £35,345 19.5%
Stroud 42k £27,606 9.7% £32,948 8.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA 131k £26,714 9.8% £31,862 10.7%
Dorset UA 127k £26,446 7.6% £30,561 11.4%
South Hams 26k £26,370 9.6% £28,265 -2.6%
Gloucester 43k £25,766 8.9% £30,531 14.4%
Exeter 48k £25,553 9.5% £29,292 9.6%
Mid Devon 29k £25,048 0.0% £27,831 0.0%
North Devon 36k £25,035 17.3% £25,340 9.5%
Cornwall UA 169k £24,510 14.9% £27,014 13.0%
Plymouth UA 91k £23,433 6.2% £25,656 8.1%
Teignbridge 39k £23,283 8.3% £27,325 8.9%
Torbay UA 46k £22,678 -2.6% £25,355 1.9%
Torridge 25k £22,300 0.0% £24,572 4.8%
West Devon 17k £21,639 10.7% £23,139 1.3%
Tewkesbury 31k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
Isles of Scilly 0k £0 0.0% £0 0.0%
East Devon 44k £0 0.0% £31,403 11.8%

See how Cotswold compares to other areas in South West

Number of businesses by industry for Cotswold

You can swipe right on the table to view all the rows

Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing Production Construction Motor Trades Wholesale Retail Transport & Storage Accommodation & Food Information & Communication Finance & Insurance Property Professional, Scientific & Technical Business administration Public Administration & Defence Education Health Arts & Entertainment
715 380 640 135 215 460 120 375 370 130 255 1,115 470 45 100 185 470