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Crime in GL2 6

How much crime is recorded in GL2 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Population
3,676 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL2 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 56.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL2 6, 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
56.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences44.423.6
Anti-social behaviour25.510.7
Burglary24.59.1
Shoplifting19.28.4
Public order13.14.6
Other theft11.74.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Drugs3.72.4
Bicycle theft3.11.0
Other crime2.01.5
Robbery1.81.4
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
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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