Crime Rates at Middle Street, Stroud, GL5 1DZ

Middle 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 Middle Street (GL5 1DZ) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Middle Street (GL5 1DZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 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.