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Crime in GL1 5JB

How much crime is recorded in GL1 5JB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Podsmead & Linden
Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,338 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL1 5JB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL1 5JB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
31.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5JBNational
Violence and sexual offences23.523.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Burglary3.69.1
Other crime2.31.5
Public order1.84.6
Drugs1.42.4
Other theft1.34.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 48% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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