Crime Rate in Painswick and Upton, ward

Painswick and Upton has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Stroud district and the 1775th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 251st lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Painswick and Upton in the last 12 months was 41.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Stroud district average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Painswick and Upton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Painswick and Upton ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ashwell, with 13 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Greenhouse Lane (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.