Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sapphire Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 28th highest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sapphire Way (GL3 4FB) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 252.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 892.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sapphire Way (GL3 4FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Typhoon Way, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Burroughs Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sapphire Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stearman Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Stearman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sentinel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walnut Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carter Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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