Total Crime Rate
47.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Charnhill Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in New Cheltenham , and the 425th highest crime rate of 876 local areas in South Gloucestershire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Charnhill Drive (BS16 9JS) in the last 12 months was 47.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the New Cheltenham average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charnhill Drive (BS16 9JS), the main crime hotspot is near Charnhill Crescent. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In New Cheltenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Hawthornes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairlyn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Hawthornes | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | White Lodge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Lodge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Hawthornes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairlyn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Baglyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baglyn Avenue | — |
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