Crime Rates at Beeches Green, Stroud, GL5 4AD

Beeches Green area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stroud Central , and the 2nd 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 Beeches Green (GL5 4AD) in the last 12 months was 1317.2 per 1,000 residents and was 303.0% higher than the Stroud Central average (326.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 161 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -73.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 273.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beeches Green (GL5 4AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.