Crime Rates at Purton Close, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4BS

Purton Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 158th lowest 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 Purton Close (GL2 4BS) in the last 12 months was 38.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Purton Close (GL2 4BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bekdale Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cullis Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.