Crime Rate in Westgate, ward

Westgate has the highest crime rate of 18 wards in Gloucester district and the 14th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Westgate in the last 12 months was 577.6 per 1,000 residents and was 309.2% higher than the Gloucester district average (141.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Westgate’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,027 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 56 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 77.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -12.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,823 (≈ 263.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Westgate ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1329 crimes here, including 619 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.