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Crime in GL5 1AJ

How much crime is recorded in GL5 1AJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Stroud Town
Council
Stroud
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,358 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL5 1AJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 60.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the GL5 1AJ area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
60.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
221
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).

GL5 1AJNational
Shoplifting56.08.4
Anti-social behaviour54.510.7
Violence and sexual offences45.823.6
Burglary20.39.1
Public order16.54.6
Other theft8.84.5
Drugs8.72.4
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Vehicle crime7.13.5
Bicycle theft3.41.0
Possession of weapons2.40.9
Robbery2.41.4
Other crime2.31.5
Theft from the person1.12.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
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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