Total Crime Rate

342.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 342.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 206.6 10/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Church Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 35th 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 Church Lane (GL4 3HZ) in the last 12 months was 342.0 per 1,000 residents and was 321.7% 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 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 162.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 74.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 126.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (GL4 3HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hammond Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grovelands —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammond Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wotton Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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