Total Crime Rate
50.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Painswick and Upton , and the 172nd highest 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 This (GL6 7DY) in the last 12 months was 50.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% higher than the Painswick and Upton average (41.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft 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 ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode GL6 7DY, the main crime hotspot is near Bracelands. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Painswick and Upton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Ridgeway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gardiner Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hill Top View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Top View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bracelands | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bracelands | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bracelands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Foxes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxes Close | Under investigation |
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