Crime Rates at Hempsted Lane, Gloucester, GL2 5JA

Hempsted Lane area has the 24th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland , and the 63rd 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 Hempsted Lane (GL2 5JA) in the last 12 months was 217.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.8% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 126.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempsted Lane (GL2 5JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burrows Close (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.