Total Crime Rate

171.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 171.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Boughton Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 82nd highest 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 Boughton Way (GL4 4PG) in the last 12 months was 171.4 per 1,000 residents and was 111.4% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boughton Way (GL4 4PG), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Boughton Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arreton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Naunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Naunton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Coney Hill Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vestry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vestry Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vestry Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Thomas Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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