Total Crime Rate

606.8 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 606.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 397.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.7 8/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heron Way area has the highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 13th 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 Heron Way (GL4 4BH) in the last 12 months was 606.8 per 1,000 residents and was 648.2% 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 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 81.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Way (GL4 4BH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Brae Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glevum Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glevum Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ruspidge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackberry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shergar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarlton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tarlton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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