Crime Rates at Podsmead Road, Gloucester, GL2 5AB

Podsmead Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland , and the 85th 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 Podsmead Road (GL2 5AB) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 102.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Podsmead Road (GL2 5AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thornhill Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shelley Avenue (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.