Total Crime Rate

58.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 58.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Messenger Way area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Brockworth East , and the 136th highest crime rate of 336 local areas in Tewkesbury .

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 Messenger Way (GL51 6GH) in the last 12 months was 58.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% lower than the Brockworth East average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Messenger Way (GL51 6GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Verda Place, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Messenger Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cold Pool Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Planets Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dumbleton Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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