Crime Rates at Water Lane, Brimscombe, Stroud, GL5 2ST

Water Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Amberley and Woodchester , and the 119th highest crime rate of 377 local areas in Stroud .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Water Lane (GL5 2ST) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 173.4% higher than the Amberley and Woodchester average (19.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Water Lane (GL5 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spinney Court, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Road (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.