Total Crime Rate

40.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Houndscroft area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Amberley and Woodchester , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 378 local areas in Stroud .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Houndscroft (GL5 5DQ) in the last 12 months was 40.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.9% higher than the Amberley and Woodchester average (31.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 450.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houndscroft (GL5 5DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Bear Hill. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Houndscroft area

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Data Sources

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