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Crime in GL1 2QL

How much crime is recorded in GL1 2QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Kingsholm & Wotton
Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
2,017 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL1 2QL

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL1 2QL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
56.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

GL1 2QLNational
Violence and sexual offences41.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Burglary15.39.1
Vehicle crime8.33.5
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Shoplifting7.28.4
Public order4.64.6
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.42.4
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Robbery1.71.4
Other crime1.41.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover February 2025 to January 2026, the latest twelve months this area's police force has published. Other forces have published to August 2026.

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