Crime Rate in Prestbury, ward

Prestbury has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Cheltenham district and the 1394th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 200th lowest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Prestbury in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Cheltenham district average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Prestbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -81.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Prestbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Lexington Square. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.