Total Crime Rate
78.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lime Tree Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 93rd 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 Lime Tree Avenue (GL2 4AU) in the last 12 months was 78.9 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% higher than the Painswick and Upton average (41.6 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lime Tree Avenue (GL2 4AU), the main crime hotspot is near Marconi Drive. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Painswick and Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Niblett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak View | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jessop Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nuthatch Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acorn Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marconi Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acorn Way | — |
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