Total Crime Rate

196.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Matson Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 55th highest crime rate of 406 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 Matson Lane (GL4 6EE) in the last 12 months was 196.9 per 1,000 residents and was 215.7% higher than the Abbeydale average (62.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 98.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 256.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matson Lane (GL4 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Beacon Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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