Crime Rate in Abbeydale, ward

Abbeydale has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 wards in Gloucester district and the 2653rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 179th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abbeydale in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Gloucester district average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abbeydale’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 263 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 64.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 317 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abbeydale ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 121 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Rectory Road (57 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.