Total Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barnwood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Abbeymead , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barnwood Road (GL4 3HS) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% higher than the Abbeymead average (32.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barnwood Road (GL4 3HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Insley Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbeymead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Upton Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Insley Gardens | Under investigation |
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