Crime Rates at Dudbridge Hill, Stroud, GL5 3HE

Dudbridge Hill area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Amberley and Woodchester , and the 13th highest crime rate of 377 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 Dudbridge Hill (GL5 3HE) in the last 12 months was 171.4 per 1,000 residents and was 793.3% 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 Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dudbridge Hill (GL5 3HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.