Total Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wheatway area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 55th lowest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatway (GL4 5ET) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 75.4% lower than the Abbeydale average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatway (GL4 5ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Almond Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shergar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berry Lawn
Sep 2025Public order Brae Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mandara Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Other theft Filbert Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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