Crime Rates at Wharfdale Way, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4JE

Wharfdale Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 153rd 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 Wharfdale Way (GL2 4JE) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharfdale Way (GL2 4JE), 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.