Crime in Gloucester
How much crime is recorded in Gloucester, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Gloucester
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 123,597 (2024)
GloucesterCity · Gloucestershire
How safe is Gloucester
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in Gloucester, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% since 2022.
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.