Total Crime Rate
66.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stroud has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 districts in South West region and the 73rd lowest crime rate district of 318 districts in England and Wales. Within the region (South West), it has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 districts.
The overall crime rate in Stroud in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% lower than the South West region average (84.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stroud’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3,086 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 16 cases , down -11.1% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 31.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -26.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3,677 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
Last 12 months · All offences per 1,000 residents
District average: 66.5 per 1,000
| Ward | Per 1,000 | vs. District | Label vs UK wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stroud Central | 326.8 | 260.4 (392%) | Very high 10/10 |
| 2 | Stroud Slade | 128.7 | 62.3 (94%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 3 | Stroud Farmhill and Paganhill | 115.2 | 48.8 (73%) | Very high 9/10 |
| 4 | Stroud Trinity | 80.5 | 14.0 (21%) | High 7/10 |
| 5 | Dursley | 80.3 | 13.8 (21%) | High 7/10 |
| 6 | Stroud Valley | 79.4 | 12.9 (19%) | High 7/10 |
| 7 | Nailsworth | 68.1 | 1.6 (2%) | Typical 6/10 |
| 8 | Hardwicke | 64.1 | -2.4 (-4%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 9 | Stonehouse | 62.5 | -4.0 (-6%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 10 | Severn | 61.4 | -5.1 (-8%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 11 | Rodborough | 57.2 | -9.3 (-14%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 12 | Berkeley Vale | 56.2 | -10.3 (-15%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 13 | Stroud Uplands | 55.6 | -10.9 (-16%) | Typical 5/10 |
| 14 | Wotton-under-Edge | 54.0 | -12.5 (-19%) | Low 4/10 |
| 15 | Cainscross | 53.0 | -13.5 (-20%) | Low 4/10 |
| 16 | Cam East | 49.5 | -17.0 (-26%) | Low 4/10 |
| 17 | Minchinhampton | 48.0 | -18.5 (-28%) | Low 4/10 |
| 18 | Kingswood | 46.7 | -19.8 (-30%) | Low 4/10 |
| 19 | Thrupp | 45.1 | -21.4 (-32%) | Low 3/10 |
| 20 | Bisley | 42.2 | -24.3 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 21 | Cam West | 42.0 | -24.5 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 22 | Painswick and Upton | 41.6 | -24.9 (-37%) | Low 3/10 |
| 23 | The Stanleys | 36.0 | -30.5 (-46%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 24 | Amberley and Woodchester | 31.3 | -35.1 (-53%) | Very low 2/10 |
| 25 | Coaley and Uley | 29.2 | -37.3 (-56%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 26 | Chalford | 29.0 | -37.5 (-56%) | Very low 1/10 |
| 27 | Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe | 28.5 | -38.0 (-57%) | Very low 1/10 |
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