Crime Rates at Beech Close, Hardwicke, Gloucester, GL2 4YE

Beech Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 176th highest crime rate of 377 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 Beech Close (GL2 4YE) in the last 12 months was 36.4 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher than the Painswick and Upton average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Close (GL2 4YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ashgrove Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overbrook Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.