Total Crime Rate
93.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Pleasant area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingswood , and the 66th highest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant (GL12 7JS) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 99.5% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson 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.
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Pleasant (GL12 7JS), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Pleasant. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Locombe Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shepherd'S Leaze | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jay'S Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pitman Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wortley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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