Crime Rates at Bekdale Close, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4JG

Bekdale Close 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 Bekdale Close (GL2 4JG) 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 Bekdale Close (GL2 4JG), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.