Total Crime Rate

259.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 259.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Woodpecker Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland , and the 53rd 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 Woodpecker Road (GL2 5FF) in the last 12 months was 259.9 per 1,000 residents and was 126.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 158.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodpecker Road (GL2 5FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Podsmead Road, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Woodpecker Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Podsmead Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Greenway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Podsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Podsmead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Podsmead Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manu Marble Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manu Marble Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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