Total Crime Rate

217.5 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 217.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.8 9/10
  • Public order 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

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 5JS) 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 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Hempsted Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hempsted Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladywell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladywell Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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