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Crime in GL2 4

How much crime is recorded in GL2 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Population
22,848 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL2 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL2 4, below 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
24.8
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).

GL2 4National
Violence and sexual offences21.223.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary5.89.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson2.64.7
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime1.31.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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