Gloucestershire Constabulary/Crime in Gloucestershire Constabulary

Crime in Gloucestershire Constabulary

Recorded crime across Gloucestershire Constabulary's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 615,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

4,434Crimes recorded

7.2Rate per 1,000

20 of 41National rank

5mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

4,434

Crime rate per 1,000

7.2 per 1,000 people

National ranking

20 of 41 (7% below average)

Month-on-month

-0.9%

Year-on-year

-3.0% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (36.6%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 20235,533 crimes

Mar 20236,159 crimes

+11.3% vs previous month

Apr 20235,974 crimes

-3.0% vs previous month

May 20236,234 crimes

+4.4% vs previous month

Jun 20236,245 crimes

+0.2% vs previous month

Jul 20236,073 crimes

-2.8% vs previous month

Aug 20235,681 crimes

-6.5% vs previous month

Sept 20235,535 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Oct 20235,620 crimes

+1.5% vs previous month

Nov 20235,140 crimes

-8.5% vs previous month

Dec 20234,842 crimes

-5.8% vs previous month

Jan 20245,170 crimes

+6.8% vs previous month

Feb 20244,785 crimes

-7.4% vs previous month

Mar 20245,291 crimes

+10.6% vs previous month

Apr 20245,340 crimes

+0.9% vs previous month

May 20245,542 crimes

+3.8% vs previous month

Jun 20245,255 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Jul 20245,284 crimes

+0.6% vs previous month

Aug 20245,345 crimes

+1.2% vs previous month

Sept 20244,830 crimes

-9.6% vs previous month

Oct 20245,138 crimes

+6.4% vs previous month

Nov 20244,731 crimes

-7.9% vs previous month

Dec 20244,338 crimes

-8.3% vs previous month

Jan 20254,571 crimes

+5.4% vs previous month

Feb 20254,334 crimes

-5.2% vs previous month

Mar 20255,293 crimes

+22.1% vs previous month

Apr 20254,937 crimes

-6.7% vs previous month

May 20255,518 crimes

+11.8% vs previous month

Jun 20255,498 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

Jul 20255,434 crimes

-1.2% vs previous month

Aug 20255,295 crimes

-2.6% vs previous month

Sept 20254,860 crimes

-8.2% vs previous month

Oct 20254,992 crimes

+2.7% vs previous month

Nov 20254,813 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Dec 20254,476 crimes

-7.0% vs previous month

Jan 20264,434 crimes

-0.9% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
1,623 (36.6%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
892 (20.1%)
3
Shoplifting
373 (8.4%)
4
Other theft
276 (6.2%)
5
Criminal damage and arson
266 (6.0%)
6
Public order
262 (5.9%)
7
Burglary
210 (4.7%)
8
Vehicle crime
181 (4.1%)
9
Other crime
151 (3.4%)
10
Drugs
91 (2.1%)
11
Robbery
43 (1.0%)
12
Bicycle theft
28 (0.6%)
13
Possession of weapons
27 (0.6%)
14
Theft from person
11 (0.2%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	4,434	-0.9%	1,623	892	210	181	373	91	43	262
Dec 2025	4,476	-7.0%	1,628	843	193	171	425	89	61	251
Nov 2025	4,813	-3.6%	1,785	939	235	169	427	92	66	283
Oct 2025	4,992	+2.7%	1,873	933	180	201	380	110	56	360
Sept 2025	4,860	-8.2%	1,909	941	158	177	385	100	51	330
Aug 2025	5,295	-2.6%	1,922	1,191	165	218	371	96	50	344
Jul 2025	5,434	-1.2%	1,950	1,366	162	187	316	97	42	386
Jun 2025	5,498	-0.4%	2,086	1,292	210	150	350	107	45	366
May 2025	5,518	+11.8%	2,013	1,190	185	161	425	101	53	453
Apr 2025	4,937	-6.7%	1,754	1,032	168	254	399	108	50	343
Mar 2025	5,293	+22.1%	1,904	1,138	171	234	398	114	34	335
Feb 2025	4,334	-5.2%	1,683	773	196	203	299	101	22	298
Jan 2025	4,571	+5.4%	1,754	849	207	192	311	110	37	341
Dec 2024	4,338	-8.3%	1,760	727	200	194	261	105	21	310
Nov 2024	4,731	-7.9%	1,757	915	176	191	382	107	28	360
Oct 2024	5,138	+6.4%	1,866	1,000	166	234	408	116	41	388
Sept 2024	4,830	-9.6%	1,839	951	162	160	350	84	28	383
Aug 2024	5,345	+1.2%	2,007	1,119	199	177	363	97	40	399
Jul 2024	5,284	+0.6%	2,002	1,019	205	184	357	95	40	390
Jun 2024	5,255	-5.2%	1,929	1,097	185	178	375	111	42	381
May 2024	5,542	+3.8%	2,067	1,191	201	162	388	82	39	456
Apr 2024	5,340	+0.9%	2,058	995	211	211	390	87	35	408
Mar 2024	5,291	+10.6%	1,968	993	214	211	376	123	44	426
Feb 2024	4,785	-7.4%	1,842	822	210	191	319	78	37	383
Jan 2024	5,170	+6.8%	2,067	719	251	245	373	90	29	421
Dec 2023	4,842	-5.8%	1,918	699	208	215	349	79	23	420
Nov 2023	5,140	-8.5%	2,005	727	220	252	359	97	26	469
Oct 2023	5,620	+1.5%	2,218	841	242	300	373	71	37	511
Sept 2023	5,535	-2.6%	2,214	777	198	286	389	89	42	502
Aug 2023	5,681	-6.5%	2,115	899	286	291	381	93	42	494
Jul 2023	6,073	-2.8%	2,217	950	323	271	418	114	44	555
Jun 2023	6,245	+0.2%	2,521	1,007	268	222	345	99	42	579
May 2023	6,234	+4.4%	2,454	976	259	236	376	107	38	581
Apr 2023	5,974	-3.0%	2,340	862	260	216	337	100	30	668
Mar 2023	6,159	+11.3%	2,571	814	274	193	317	126	34	612
Feb 2023	5,533	—	2,241	689	245	175	353	107	29	569