Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherds Leaze area has the 9th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingswood , and the 126th highest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherds Leaze (GL12 7LJ) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Leaze (GL12 7LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Turnpike Avenue. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherds Leaze area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jay'S Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pitman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turnpike Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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