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Crime in GL12 7

How much crime is recorded in GL12 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Stroud
Region
South West
Population
10,275 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL12 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL12 7, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
15.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

GL12 7National
Violence and sexual offences12.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.810.7
Burglary7.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.54.6
Shoplifting0.88.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover February 2025 to January 2026, the latest twelve months this area's police force has published. Other forces have published to August 2026.

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