Total Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gimson Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Tuffley , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 406 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 Gimson Close (GL4 0YQ) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Tuffley average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gimson Close (GL4 0YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kemble Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westcote Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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