Total Crime Rate

1136.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1136.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 718.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 167.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 132.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.4 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Drugs 26.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.4 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Merrywalks area has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stroud Central , and the highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Stroud .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Merrywalks (GL5 1QA) in the last 12 months was 1136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 313.9% higher than the Stroud Central average (274.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 163 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 167.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Merrywalks (GL5 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 157 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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