Total Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.1 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Shakespeare Avenue area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland , and the 125th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Avenue (GL2 5AH) in the last 12 months was 121.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (GL2 5AH), the main crime hotspot is near Hathaway Close. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilac Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hathaway Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hathaway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Shakespeare Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Russet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russet Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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