Total Crime Rate

127.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • 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
  • 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

Matson Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 119th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in Gloucester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Matson Avenue (GL4 6HW) in the last 12 months was 127.2 per 1,000 residents and was 56.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matson Avenue (GL4 6HW), the main crime hotspot is near Munsley Grove. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Matson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Munsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatmeres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Beacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Capel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bazeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Marlstone Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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