Crime Rates at Painswick Road, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 5DE

Painswick Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 31st 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 5DE) in the last 12 months was 410.3 per 1,000 residents and was 405.9% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 269.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Painswick Road (GL4 5DE), 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.