Total Crime Rate

524.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 524.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 259.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Wells Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 19th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

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 Wells Road (GL4 3AN) in the last 12 months was 524.2 per 1,000 residents and was 546.2% higher than the Abbeydale average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 129.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Road (GL4 3AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 137 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellingtonia Gardens (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingtonia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellingtonia Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wotton Court —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wellingtonia Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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