Crime Rates at Folly Lane, Stroud, GL5 1SP

Folly Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stroud Central , and the 20th 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 Folly Lane (GL5 1SP) in the last 12 months was 168.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Stroud Central average (326.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 81.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Folly Lane (GL5 1SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansdown (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.