Total Crime Rate
524.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Durham 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 Durham Road (GL4 3AR) 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 Durham Road (GL4 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 140 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbeydale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastbrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Eastbrook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wells Road | Under investigation |
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