Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Byron Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe , and the 114th 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 Byron Road (GL5 4DL) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Byron Road (GL5 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Duderstadt Close, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Archway Gardens (22 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Archway Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maple Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duderstadt Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Duderstadt Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graces Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Archway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Archway Gardens | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mathews Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Maple Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jack Russell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jack Russell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jack Russell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jack Russell Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Wheelers Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Farmhill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Farmhill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Duderstadt Close | Under investigation |
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