Total Crime Rate
51.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stroud has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 districts in South West region and the 38th lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South West), it has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 districts.
The overall crime rate in Stroud in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% lower than the South West region average (83.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stroud’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2,326 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 9 cases , down -30.8% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -30.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2,781 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 51.4 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stroud Central | 274.6 | 223.2 (435%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Stroud Slade | 95.6 | 44.2 (86%) | High 8/10 |
| 3 | Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill | 74.4 | 23.0 (45%) | High 7/10 |
| 4 | Stroud Trinity | 65.0 | 13.6 (27%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 5 | Dursley | 55.4 | 4.1 (8%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 6 | Hardwicke | 55.2 | 3.8 (7%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 7 | Stroud Valley | 54.0 | 2.6 (5%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 8 | Stonehouse | 50.8 | -0.5 (-1%) | Low 4/10 |
| 9 | Nailsworth | 49.7 | -1.7 (-3%) | Low 4/10 |
| 10 | Minchinhampton | 46.9 | -4.5 (-9%) | Low 4/10 |
| 11 | Severn | 46.3 | -5.1 (-10%) | Low 4/10 |
| 12 | Stroud Uplands | 44.2 | -7.2 (-14%) | Low 3/10 |
| 13 | Berkeley Vale | 44.1 | -7.3 (-14%) | Low 3/10 |
| 14 | Rodborough | 43.5 | -7.9 (-15%) | Low 3/10 |
| 15 | Wotton-under-Edge | 39.7 | -11.6 (-23%) | Low 3/10 |
| 16 | Bisley | 38.2 | -13.2 (-26%) | Low 3/10 |
| 17 | Kingswood | 37.4 | -14.0 (-27%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 18 | Cam West | 34.8 | -16.5 (-32%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 19 | Cainscross | 34.7 | -16.7 (-33%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 20 | Cam East | 34.4 | -17.0 (-33%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 21 | The Stanleys | 33.0 | -18.4 (-36%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 22 | Painswick and Upton | 31.7 | -19.7 (-38%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 23 | Thrupp | 31.1 | -20.3 (-39%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 24 | Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe | 28.1 | -23.3 (-45%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 25 | Coaley and Uley | 23.9 | -27.4 (-53%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 26 | Chalford | 19.5 | -31.8 (-62%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 27 | Amberley and Woodchester | 19.2 | -32.2 (-63%) | Very low 1/10 |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.