Crime Rate in St Mark's, ward

St Mark's has the 4th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Cheltenham district and the 586th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 40th highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Mark's in the last 12 months was 156.1 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% higher than the Cheltenham district average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Mark's’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 349 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 449 (≈ 66.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Mark's ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Monks Croft. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.