Total Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in New Cheltenham , and the 401st lowest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Road (BS15 4TT) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the New Cheltenham average (52.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Road (BS15 4TT), the main crime hotspot is near The Reddings. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chestnut Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jubilee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairlyn Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pound Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Reddings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Reddings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fairlyn Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pool Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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