Total Crime Rate
265.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Weald Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 51st highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Weald Close (GL4 4FW) in the last 12 months was 265.0 per 1,000 residents and was 226.7% higher than the Abbeydale average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 130.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Weald Close (GL4 4FW), the main crime hotspot is near Rectory Road. Police recorded 84 crimes here, including 57 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Prinknash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winsley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatcombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chatcombe Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatcombe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatcombe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Prinknash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Penhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Painswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Painswick Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Timmis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Prinknash Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Painswick Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cleeve Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cleeve Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Penhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleeve Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Underhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Raven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | George Whitefield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rectory Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winsley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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