Total Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Holywell Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Cam East , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holywell Road (GL11 5RS) in the last 12 months was 10.8 per 1,000 residents and was 78.2% lower than the Cam East average (49.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Holywell Road (GL11 5RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leaside Close, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsway (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cam East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acacia Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Birch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maple Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Kingsway | Local resolution |
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