Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Parliament Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stroud Central , and the 97th highest 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 Parliament Close (GL5 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Stroud Central average (326.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (β 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Parliament Close (GL5 1DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acre Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stroud Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sutton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Acre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Acre Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ben Grazebrooks Well | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birches Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryeleaze Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hollow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trinity Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swan Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Mill Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Mill Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Little Mill Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Carlton Gardens | Under investigation |
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