Total Crime Rate

183.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 183.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 91.6 9/10
  • Public order 66.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Orchard Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Severn Vale South , and the 18th highest crime rate of 336 local areas in Tewkesbury .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Way (GL3 2AN) in the last 12 months was 183.1 per 1,000 residents and was 147.6% higher than the Severn Vale South average (74.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 280.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 214.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 159.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Way (GL3 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Holtham Avenue. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Severn Vale South

Crime Over Time in Orchard Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holtham Avenue Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Other theft Magnolia Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Close Awaiting court outcome
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 4 of 4

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑