Crime Rates at Burns Avenue, Gloucester, GL2 5BJ

Burns 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 Burns Avenue (GL2 5BJ) 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 Burns Avenue (GL2 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hathaway Close, where police recorded 43 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.