Total Crime Rate
47.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Valley Gardens Kingsway area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 86 local areas in Grange , and the 191st lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Gloucester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Gardens Kingsway (GL2 2AR) in the last 12 months was 47.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Grange average (82.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 583.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Valley Gardens Kingsway (GL2 2AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Headley Court, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digby Green (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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