Total Crime Rate
65.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brambling Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 121st 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 Brambling Way (GL2 4DS) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brambling Way (GL2 4DS), the main crime hotspot is near Hunts Grove Drive. Police recorded 13 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 | Other theft | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acorn Way | — |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Acorn Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lime Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
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