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Postcode district · Gloucester

Crime in GL2

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

Council
Gloucester
Region
South West
Population
93,817 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL2, 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
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
55
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).

GL2National
Violence and sexual offences21.823.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary6.99.1
Shoplifting6.58.4
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft3.34.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 7% 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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