Crime Rates at Painswick Road, Gloucester, GL4 4PH

Painswick Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 406 local areas in Gloucester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Painswick Road (GL4 4PH) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Abbeydale average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Painswick Road (GL4 4PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Painswick Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.