Crime Rates at Forsythia Close, Churchdown, Gloucester, GL3 1LS

Forsythia Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Severn Vale South , and the 25th highest crime rate of 336 local areas in Tewkesbury .

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 Forsythia Close (GL3 1LS) in the last 12 months was 153.5 per 1,000 residents and was 107.5% higher than the Severn Vale South average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forsythia Close (GL3 1LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarkia Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.