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Overview of Stroud crime rate

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Crime level: medium.

In the ranking of 25 surrounding areas, Stroud is placed 15th in terms of crime rate. The year 2023 saw 8,689 incidents reported, with a population of 121,104, translating to a 71.75 crime rate per 1,000 people, a 1.07% increase from the previous year.

The most prevalent crimes in Stroud include Violence and sexual offences (38.7%), Anti-social behaviour (16.5%), and Public order (8.0%), while the least common are Robbery (0.5%), Possession of weapons (0.5%), and Theft from the person (0.3%).

Of its 27 wards, Stroud has higher crime rates in Stroud Central (502.4), Stroud Slade (153.6), and Stroud Valley (105.7), whereas the safest wards are Minchinhampton (39.8), Chalford (35.2), and Randwick, Whiteshill and Ruscombe (27.8).

Examining the postcode districts within or overlapping Stroud, the highest crime rates are in GL1 (271.2), GL5 (110.3), and GL4 (102.5), with the safest being GL12 (50.7), GL6 (43.6), and GL9 (31.8).

In Stroud, there has been a notable increase in Anti-social behaviour by 15.97% in 2020, Public order by 4.61% in 2022, Vehicle crime by 2.01% in 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 5.06% in 2021 and 9.74% in 2022. Conversely, there were significant drops in crime rates including a decrease in Anti-social behaviour by 10.09% in 2021 and 16.03% in 2022, a reduction in Burglary by 1.6% in 2020, a decrease in Other theft by 1.52% in 2020, a reduction in Public order by 2.62% in 2023, and a decrease in Violence and sexual offences by 2.89% in 2023.

Stroud crime incidents by crime type

A total of 8689 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 3366 (38.7)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1434 (16.5)%
Public order – 697 (8.0)%
Criminal damage and arson – 661 (7.6)%
Other theft – 651 (7.5)%
Vehicle crime – 542 (6.2)%
Burglary – 424 (4.9)%
Shoplifting – 388 (4.5)%
Other crime – 261 (3.0)%
Drugs – 102 (1.2)%
Bicycle theft – 48 (0.6)%
Robbery – 45 (0.5)%
Possession of weapons – 42 (0.5)%
Theft from the person – 28 (0.3)%

How does Stroud compare against nearby areas ?

Stroud ranks 15th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Stroud wards

There are 27 wards within Stroud. Stroud Central, Stroud Slade, Stroud Valley has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 27 wards from high crime rate to low.