Total Crime Rate
53.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stringers Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Amberley and Woodchester , and the 159th highest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stringers Drive (GL5 3QS) in the last 12 months was 53.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% higher than the Amberley and Woodchester average (31.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 172.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stringers Drive (GL5 3QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Frome Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heather Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Amberley and Woodchester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Spillman'S Pitch | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walkley Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingscourt Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Erin Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Erin Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Erin Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walkley Hill | — |
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