Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Devereaux Crescent area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe , and the 82nd 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 Devereaux Crescent (GL5 4QB) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 196.8% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devereaux Crescent (GL5 4QB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Devereaux Road (9 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 | Devereaux Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orchard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Renard Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devereaux Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Devereaux Road | Under investigation |
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