Total Crime Rate

148.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bell Lane area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Amberley and Woodchester , and the 27th 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 Bell Lane (GL6 9BP) in the last 12 months was 148.2 per 1,000 residents and was 372.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Lane (GL6 9BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Butt Street (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tetbury Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bell Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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