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GL5Postcode district

GL5 crime rate and crime map

Recorded crime in GL5 is 1.4 times the Stroud average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 4 years it has fallen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to January 2026.

Stroud. 30,925 residents in 21 neighbourhoods.

Safety in the UK
5/10Average crime
Safety in the world
7/10Low crime
Living
6.9/10Good
4-year change
−10%fewer crimes
vs the council
1.4×the Stroud average
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Safety and Living

Safety

Crime severity: 1.4× the Stroud average (0.8× the England and Wales average)

Crime only, by how serious it is. Compared with every postcode district. Higher is safer.

Living

Based on schools, transport, health, supermarkets, weighted by importance. Crime is not part of it. Higher is better.

Neighbourhoods by Safety

Tested: 79% of scores were within 1 point of what happened next. How we test

Stroud 010A: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 004A: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 004B: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeStroud 004C: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 004D: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeStroud 008C: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 004E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeStroud 010B: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 013C: Safety 8 out of 10, low crimeStroud 007A: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 007B: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeStroud 007C: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 006B: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeStroud 009D: Safety 10 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 007D: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 007E: Safety 9 out of 10, very low crimeStroud 006C: Safety 6 out of 10, average crimeStroud 006D: Safety 7 out of 10, low crimeStroud 006E: Safety 5 out of 10, average crimeStroud 006F: Safety 3 out of 10, above average crimeStroud 006G: no score
1 = least safe, 10 = safest. Grey: no score. Select a neighbourhood to open it on the map.

1 neighbourhood has no population figure, so it is not scored.

Crime over 5 years

Down 10% in 4 years Recorded crimes in GL5, anti-social behaviour left out.

Sep 2021 – Aug 2022: 2,453 crimesSep 2021 – Aug 20222,453Sep 2022 – Aug 2023: 2,529 crimesSep 2022 – Aug 20232,529Sep 2023 – Aug 2024: 2,658 crimesSep 2023 – Aug 20242,658Sep 2024 – Aug 2025: 2,215 crimesSep 2024 – Aug 20252,215Sep 2025 – Aug 2026: no dataSep 2025 – Aug 2026no data

What is recorded

Crime severity: 1.4× the Stroud average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 69 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

  • Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
  • Burglary: 15% of the harm here
  • Robbery: 5% of the harm here

"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.

Anti-social behaviour: 31 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.

Shops, transport, schools and health

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Scores use fixed distance bands, so they do not depend on other districts. Higher is better.

Supermarkets

Good accessScore 8 out of 10
  • Typical distance to a large supermarket: 1.4 km.
  • Tesco Stroud Superstore (Tesco), 880 m from the district centre
  • Waitrose Stroud (Waitrose), 1.3 km from the district centre
  • Sainsburys Stroud (Sainsburys), 1.8 km from the district centre

Transport

Good accessScore 7 out of 10
  • Typical number of bus stops within 400 m: 6.
  • Nearest railway station: Stroud (Glos) Rail Station, 810 m from the district centre
  • Nearest tram or metro stop: Cheltenham Racecourse (Gloucs Warwicks Railway), 26.8 km from the district centre

Schools

Good schools nearbyScore 7 out of 10

Primary schools within 2 km

  • Cashes Green Primary School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 270 m away
  • The Rosary Catholic Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2024), 270 m away
  • Foxmoor Primary School: Good (graded inspection, 2020), 320 m away
  • Woodchester Endowed Church of England Aided Primary School: Outstanding (ungraded inspection, 2023), 710 m away
  • Amberley Parochial School: Strong standard (report card, 2026), 1.5 km away

Secondary schools within 2 km

  • Stroud High School: Outstanding (graded inspection, 2023), 180 m away
  • Archway School: Needs attention (report card, 2026), 260 m away
  • Thomas Keble School: Good (ungraded inspection, 2023), 1.8 km away

    Health

    Fair accessScore 6 out of 10
    • Nearest GP surgery: ROWCROFT MEDICAL CENTRE, 890 m from the district centre, CQC rating: Good, rated 2016
    • Nearest hospital with A&E: Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, 14.2 km from the district centre

    Crime by type

    Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.

    TypePer 1,000 a year
    Robbery0.6
    Burglary4.2
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)27.2
    Drugs2.0
    Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons)0.5
    Other crime1.4
    Other theft5.8
    Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching)0.5
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)5.5
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)7.5
    Public order5.8
    Bicycle theft0.9
    Shoplifting7.5

    How often crimes lead to a charge

    In GL5, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).

    Violence and sexual offences: 5% chargedCharged or summonsed: 5%Caution or other action: 12%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 66%No suspect identified: 10%Still open: 7%Shoplifting: 19% chargedCharged or summonsed: 19%Caution or other action: 20%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 17%No suspect identified: 38%Still open: 6%Public order: 9% chargedCharged or summonsed: 9%Caution or other action: 12%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 47%No suspect identified: 25%Still open: 7%Criminal damage and arson: 3% chargedCharged or summonsed: 3%Caution or other action: 8%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 23%No suspect identified: 63%Still open: 4%Vehicle crime: 12% chargedCharged or summonsed: 12%Caution or other action: 10%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 17%No suspect identified: 58%Still open: 3%Other theft: 3% chargedCharged or summonsed: 3%Caution or other action: 3%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 29%No suspect identified: 60%Still open: 6%Burglary: 3% chargedCharged or summonsed: 3%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 14%No suspect identified: 77%Still open: 6%Drugs: 29% chargedCharged or summonsed: 29%Caution or other action: 43%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 10%No suspect identified: 4%Still open: 14%Other crime: 7% chargedCharged or summonsed: 7%Caution or other action: 2%Suspect found, not prosecuted: 56%No suspect identified: 26%Still open: 9%
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    TypeCrimesCharged or summonsedCaution or other actionSuspect found, not prosecutedNo suspect identifiedStill open
    Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences)9585%12%66%10%7%
    Shoplifting27619%20%17%38%6%
    Public order2059%12%47%25%7%
    Criminal damage and arson (vandalism)1833%8%23%63%4%
    Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into)16412%10%17%58%3%
    Other theft1553%3%29%60%6%
    Burglary793%0%14%77%6%
    Drugs7229%43%10%4%14%
    Other crime547%2%56%26%9%

    Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 7% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.

    Road collisions

    GL5, 2023 to 2025: 38 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 11 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 1 collision was fatal in those 3 years.

    1.2 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 29% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).

    Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

    Trend over the years

    Crime severity per resident (sentence-days of the crimes recorded each year). Hatched bars are years with fewer than twelve months of data for most residents.

    20168.620179.9201810.4201912.5202010.3202112.0202216.9202315.9202414.0202513.620269.4

    Latest 12 months of data, Feb 2025 – Jan 2026: 13.5 against a period average of 12.7, 6% higher.

    Recorded crime in GL5 is 1.4 times the Stroud average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 4 years it has fallen 10%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to January 2026.
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    Questions about crime in GL5

    Is GL5 a safe place to live?
    GL5 scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every postcode district in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 1.4 times the Stroud average.
    Is crime going up or down in GL5?
    Down 10% over 4 years, from 2,453 recorded crimes a year to 2,215.
    What is the most common crime in GL5?
    The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 27 per 1,000 residents a year.
    How does crime in GL5 compare with Stroud?
    Crime severity in GL5 is 1.4 times the Stroud average.
    How often does crime lead to a charge in GL5?
    In GL5, 8% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 30% were closed without a suspect being identified.
    How many burglaries are solved in GL5?
    Of 79 burglaries reported in GL5 between September 2024 and August 2025, 3% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 77% were closed with no suspect identified.

    Towns

    Council: Stroud

    Other GL postcode districts

    Every UK postcode district

    Town-centre neighbourhoods

    Few people live in these areas but many shop, work and go out there, so crime per resident looks far higher than the risk to someone living there. They have no Safety score, because compared with residential areas the number would mislead; their crime figures are still shown.