Crime in Painswick
Recorded crime in Painswick is 0.7 times the Stroud average and 0.4 times the England and Wales average. Over 4 years it has risen 2%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Painswick: about 2,128 residents in 3 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 8/10Low crime
- Living
- 5.3/10Fair
- 4-year change
- +2%more crimes
- vs the council
- 0.7×the Stroud average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Painswick.
Crime over 5 years
Up 2% in 4 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Painswick, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.7× the Stroud average (0.4× the England and Wales average). 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 55% of the harm here
- Burglary: 30% of the harm here
- Other theft: 5% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 15 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Stroud (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Stroud council area, not only Painswick. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 75 | 0.60 | Down 18% |
| Cars broken into | 170 | 1.4 | Down 21% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 402 | 3.2 | Up 5% |
| Burglary of homes | 139 | 1.1 | Down 22% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 2 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in GL6
In GL6, the postcode district at the centre of Painswick, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 495 | 4% | 15% | 65% | 11% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 104 | 1% | 5% | 13% | 78% | 4% |
| Public order | 73 | 8% | 14% | 44% | 30% | 4% |
| Other theft | 63 | 2% | 0% | 25% | 70% | 3% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 5% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.1 |
| Burglary | 4.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 12.2 |
| Drugs | 0.4 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.1 |
| Other crime | 0.6 |
| Other theft | 3.5 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 2.9 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 3.4 |
| Public order | 2.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.1 |
| Shoplifting | 0.2 |
Postcode districts in Painswick
Nearby towns
Council: Stroud
Questions about crime in Painswick
- Is Painswick a safe place to live?
- Painswick scores 8 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.7 times the Stroud average.
- Is crime going up or down in Painswick?
- Up 2% over 4 years, from 72 recorded crimes a year to 74.
- What is the most common crime in Painswick?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 12 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Painswick compare with Stroud?
- Crime severity in Painswick is 0.7 times the Stroud average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Painswick?
- In GL6, the postcode district at the centre of Painswick, 6% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 31% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Painswick?
- In Stroud, the council area Painswick is in, the police recorded 75 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 0.6 per 1,000 residents, down 18% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Painswick?
- 402 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Stroud, the council area Painswick is in, 3.2 per 1,000 residents, 0.7 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Painswick last year?
- 2 homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Stroud, the council area Painswick is in, against 0 the year before. Police data does not say where in the area they happened.