Crime Rates at Matson Avenue, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6LJ

Matson Avenue area has the 19th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 97th 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 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 148.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 354.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Matson Avenue (GL4 6LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Winsley Road, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Quenneys Close (40 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.