Total Crime Rate
75.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bowly Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland , and the 195th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bowly Road (GL1 5NN) in the last 12 months was 75.3 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% lower than the Moreland average (114.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bowly Road (GL1 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Seymour Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Moreland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lewisham Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bloomfield Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Linden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dorney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowly Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Lewisham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosebery Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kitchener Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bloomfield Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kitchener Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Talbot Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Road | Under investigation |
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