Total Crime Rate

206.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 206.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 130.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.7 9/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nelson Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New Cheltenham , and the 55th highest crime rate of 873 local areas in South Gloucestershire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road (BS16 5HT) in the last 12 months was 206.7 per 1,000 residents and was 292.5% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 130.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (BS16 5HT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Berkeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pleasant Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nelson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edgeware Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southernhay —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kendall Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendall Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Berkeley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haynes Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haynes Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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