Total Crime Rate

72.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Hempsted Lane area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Moreland , and the 199th 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 5LA) in the last 12 months was 72.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 193.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempsted Lane (GL2 5LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byard Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kaskelot Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hempsted Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Byard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Byard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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