Crime Rates at Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2PT

Westgate Street area has the highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland , and the highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westgate Street (GL1 2PT) in the last 12 months was 5200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4438.8% higher than the Moreland average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 563 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 17 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 857 (≈ 2354.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Street (GL1 2PT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1261 crimes here, including 614 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.