Total Crime Rate
379.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Acre Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stroud Central , and the 4th 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 Acre Street (GL5 1DR) in the last 12 months was 379.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Stroud Central average (326.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (β 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Acre Street (GL5 1DR), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stroud Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cotteswold Rise | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Swan Lane | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotteswold Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryeleaze Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Carlton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cotteswold Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdown | 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 | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
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