Crime Rate in Wotton-under-Edge, ward

Wotton-under-Edge has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 wards in Stroud district and the 2949th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 407th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wotton-under-Edge in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Stroud district average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wotton-under-Edge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 193 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wotton-under-Edge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Echo Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.