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Crime per resident in Gloucester is higher than in 95% of UK towns

Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.

Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 26.2 reports per 1,000, above Gloucestershire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Reported offences in the town came to 5,623 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1,250. For its size, Gloucester records more crime per resident than 82% of the 207 UK towns and cities of 50,000 or more. Of all the crimes, 45% were violence and sexual offences.

Results at Gloucester’s schools beat 64% of towns in England

Some 18,617 pupils attend Gloucester’s 28 primaries and eight secondaries. Below are three of its 38 schools, each with why it was picked. 57% of pupils at the town’s 23 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).

More people aged 16 to 64 in Gloucester claim unemployment benefits than in Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 3.9%

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

Work in town: 52% of resident commuters. Gloucester counts 1.1 jobs per working resident. 58% of commuters travelled under 5 km, above both Gloucestershire’s towns (45%) and England’s towns (45%). A household here earns £50K a year before tax, on average.

Gloucester’s life expectancy trails 79% of UK towns

10 GP practices serve the town; 75% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Gloucester is Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 1 miles away. Also worth knowing: at the census, 18% of people here had a disability, higher than Gloucestershire’s towns (17%) and near England’s towns (17%).

Gloucester’s heritage list runs to 442 buildings, 34 of them Grade I

The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.

At the top of the list, 34 are Grade I and 49 Grade II*. Gloucester’s listed buildings include Anglican Church of St Mary de Lode, Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Gloucester counts 37 listed buildings, about level with England’s towns (39) and below Gloucestershire’s towns (105).

Gloucester gets a C+ for cost of living grade

Private renters make up just over a fifth of households, about level with England’s towns (21%) and above Gloucestershire’s towns (17%). Half of the 4,487 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £255,000. 63% of households are owner-occupiers.

Fewer people in Gloucester hold a degree than in Gloucestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 27%

17% of residents are 65 or over, below Gloucestershire’s towns (20%) and close to England’s towns (18%). At 39.5, the median resident of Gloucester sits in the middle of the age range. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.