Total Crime Rate
40.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Minerva Close area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 144th 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 Minerva Close (GL4 5JD) in the last 12 months was 40.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minerva Close (GL4 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dinglewell, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynmouth Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbeydale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fosse Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trajan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Forbes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Forbes Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lynmouth Road | Under investigation |
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