Total Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hembury Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hembury Close (GL2 4XP) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY).
In the area around Hembury Close (GL2 4XP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mulberry Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Painswick and Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cullis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Elmgrove Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cullis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cullis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cullis Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pear Tree Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Lane | — |
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