Total Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kings Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Amberley and Woodchester , and the 131st lowest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (GL5 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Road (GL5 3SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rodborough Avenue, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butterow West (7 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Field Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Field Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coronation Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheapside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodhouse Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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