The overall crime rate in Gloucester postcode area is 95.6 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 20.6k crimes were violent crimes which is 35.7% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 96% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 41.2% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Antisocial behaviour crime rate is at 128% of national crime rate which puts Gloucester on 25. position out of 99 England's and Wales' postcode areas in this crime category. Antisocial behaviour crime makes up 21.6% of all crimes committed in the area. As of February 2026 antisocial behaviour crime totalled 12.5k representing an increase 7.3% year-over-year.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 postcode areas) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 35.7% | 39. lowest | 96% | 20.6k | -1.2% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 21.6% | 25. highest | 128% | 12.5k | 7.3% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 7.9% | 36. lowest | 91% | 4.5k | 7.7% |
| Public order crime → | 6.8% | 45. lowest | 94% | 3.9k | -12.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 6.4% | 22. lowest | 85% | 3.7k | 1.6% |
| Other theft crime → | 5.9% | 36. lowest | 85% | 3.4k | -8.9% |
| Vehicle crime → | 4.0% | 43. lowest | 74% | 2.3k | 2.1% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.9% | 40. highest | 102% | 2.3k | -0.2% |
| Other crime → | 2.5% | 31. highest | 108% | 1.4k | -0.1% |
| Drugs crime → | 2.1% | 13. lowest | 56% | 1.2k | 7.0% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.1% | 24. highest | 116% | 606 | -0.5% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.9% | 46. lowest | 66% | 535 | 41.2% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.8% | 35. lowest | 81% | 474 | 14.5% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.4% | 24. lowest | 17% | 204 | -19.0% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Gloucester postcode area to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | Gloucester postcode area crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 20.7 | 16.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| Drugs | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| Other crime | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| Violent crime | 34.2 | 35.4 |
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
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