Total Crime Rate

432.0 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 432.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 166.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 81.6 10/10
  • Other theft 36.3 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.2 10/10
  • Burglary 15.1 10/10
  • Other crime 15.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.1 10/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
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 15th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland , and the 27th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

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 Shakespeare Avenue (GL2 5AL) in the last 12 months was 432.0 per 1,000 residents and was 277.0% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 202.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (GL2 5AL), 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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Silver Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silver Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hathaway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hathaway Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Shakespeare Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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