Total Crime Rate

253.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 253.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hampshire Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Berry Hill , and the 5th highest crime rate of 244 local areas in Forest of Dean .

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 Hampshire Gardens (GL16 8HU) in the last 12 months was 253.3 per 1,000 residents and was 309.3% higher than the Berry Hill average (61.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 88.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampshire Gardens (GL16 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Market Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hampshire Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Copley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Copley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Burglary St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Domby Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Domby Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hampshire Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Copley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Phoenix Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Phoenix Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson B4228 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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