Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Bearlands area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingswood , and the 63rd 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 Bearlands (GL12 7SF) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 110.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 77.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bearlands (GL12 7SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wotton Crescent, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turnpike Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bearlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd'S Leaze Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Pitman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wotton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wotton Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wotton Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wortley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Turnpike Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnpike Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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