Crime Rates at Shorn Brook Close, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4AX

Shorn Brook Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 28th highest crime rate of 377 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 Shorn Brook Close (GL2 4AX) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 265.3% higher than the Painswick and Upton average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shorn Brook Close (GL2 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hoskareslo Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hunts Grove Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.