Crime Rate in Severn, ward

Severn has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 wards in Stroud district and the 3555th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 327th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Severn in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% lower than the Stroud district average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Severn’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 226 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -59.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 253 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Severn ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Great Oldbury Drive (18 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.