Total Crime Rate

307.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.0 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 307.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.4 9/10
  • Public order 29.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Other theft 22.3 10/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Broad Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in New Cheltenham , and the 27th 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 Broad Street (BS16 5LT) in the last 12 months was 307.7 per 1,000 residents and was 484.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 134.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broad Street (BS16 5LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Byron Place, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broad Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Teewell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teewell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Byron Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Beaufort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clarence Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fiennes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person James Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person James Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saunders Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ducie Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Seymour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newell Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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