Crime Rates at Despenser Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5TP

Despenser Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Tewkesbury North & Twyning , and the 113th highest crime rate of 330 local areas in Tewkesbury .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Despenser Road (GL20 5TP) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% lower than the Tewkesbury North & Twyning average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Despenser Road (GL20 5TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queens Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Place (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.