Total Crime Rate
251.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Painswick Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 55th 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 Painswick Road (GL4 4PZ) in the last 12 months was 251.1 per 1,000 residents and was 209.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 125.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Painswick Road (GL4 4PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Lancaster Grove. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 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 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Withy Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lampreys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Stonehenge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Stonehenge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehenge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stonehenge Road | — |
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