Total Crime Rate

62.9 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 62.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Golden Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Kingswood , and the 129th 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 Golden Lane (GL12 8RR) in the last 12 months was 62.9 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 105.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Golden Lane (GL12 8RR), the main crime hotspot is near Vineyard Lane. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Golden Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vineyard Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laxton Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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