Total Crime Rate

265.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 265.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 106.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 49.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.7 10/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Norbury Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 51st highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norbury Avenue (GL4 6AE) in the last 12 months was 265.0 per 1,000 residents and was 226.7% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 130.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norbury Avenue (GL4 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Penhill Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norbury Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatcombe Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whiteway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatcombe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chatcombe Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aycote Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Saintbridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatcombe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Painswick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cleeve Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Cleeve Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cleeve Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Painswick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Withy Mews

Data Sources

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