Total Crime Rate

90.0 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 90.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Woodruff Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 97 local areas in Abbeydale , and the 165th 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 Woodruff Close (GL4 6YL) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodruff Close (GL4 6YL), the main crime hotspot is near Langley Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woodruff Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodruff Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Myrtle Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badminton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Langley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Arrowhead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arrowhead Close 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 Juniper Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Woodruff Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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