Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillcrest Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe , and the 125th 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 Hillcrest Road (GL5 4NL) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 123.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 5.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillcrest Road (GL5 4NL), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe

Crime Over Time in Hillcrest Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime The Wordens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime The Wordens Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cotswold Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spinning Wheel Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sunnyhill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harper Road —
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Data Sources

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