Total Crime Rate
219.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upfield Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe , and the 14th 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 Upfield Close (GL5 4AY) in the last 12 months was 219.1 per 1,000 residents and was 668.4% higher than the Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe average (28.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 156.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Upfield Close (GL5 4AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duderstadt Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paganhill Estate (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Paganhill Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duderstadt Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park End | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park End | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mathews Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Park End | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park End | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duderstadt Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wheelers Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ruscombe Road | Under investigation |
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