Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Birch Avenue area has the 39th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birch Avenue (GL4 4NJ) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birch Avenue (GL4 4NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Vestry Gardens. Police recorded 22 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 Birch Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Thomas Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vestry Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Curlew Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vestry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coney Hill Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arreton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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