Crime Rates at Beards Lane, Stroud, GL5 4HD

Beards Lane area has the 13th highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Stroud Central , and the 34th highest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beards Lane (GL5 4HD) in the last 12 months was 133.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% lower than the Stroud Central average (326.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 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 Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beards Lane (GL5 4HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jack Russell Close, where police recorded 37 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.