Crap Towns / Stroud / Crime

How much crime is there in Stroud?

The police recorded 87.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Stroud from September 2023 to August 2026, 15% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 36.4. In the 12 months to August 2025 it was 81.5, down from 97.6 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	97.6	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	81.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	–	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	36.4	34.1
Shoplifting	10.2	7.1
Vehicle crime	9.6	3.8
Public order	7.4	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.1	7.0
Other theft	6.3	5.4
Burglary	3.4	3.1
Drugs	2.6	2.4
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Bicycle theft	1.0	0.5
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Gloucester	12.4 km	121
Stroud	–	87.9
Stonehouse	4.9 km	68.2
Brockworth	12.4 km	63.8
Dursley	11.0 km	58.8
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	9.4 km	57.5
Nailsworth	5.3 km	57.0
Churchdown	16.3 km	46.7
Cam	10.8 km	45.4
Tetbury	12.4 km	41.4
Chalford	5.3 km	24.9
The typical town	–	76.2