Total Crime Rate

78.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Birchall Avenue area has the 34th highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 188th 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 Birchall Avenue (GL4 6LW) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchall Avenue (GL4 6LW), the main crime hotspot is near Quenneys Close. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchall Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Corncroft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gatmeres Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garnalls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Munsley Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matson Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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