Total Crime Rate

83.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper Church Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe , and the 85th 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 Upper Church Road (GL5 4JF) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 192.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Church Road (GL5 4JF), the main crime hotspot is near Hyett Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Church Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monkey Puzzle Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Upper Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mosley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spinning Wheel Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Old Hospital Lawn
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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