Total Crime Rate
4.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laynes Road area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Abbeymead , and the 7th lowest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Laynes Road (GL3 3PU) in the last 12 months was 4.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% lower than the Abbeymead average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Laynes Road (GL3 3PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Charlie'S Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbeymead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bircher Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Laynes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bircher Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Millfields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bircher Way | — |
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