Total Crime Rate
76.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dryleaze area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingswood , and the 96th highest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dryleaze (GL12 7AN) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher than the Kingswood average (46.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dryleaze (GL12 7AN), the main crime hotspot is near Westfields. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kingswood| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bradley Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gloucester Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tabernacle Road | — |
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