Crime Rates at High Street, Cheltenham, GL50 1EE

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in College , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

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 High Street (GL50 1EE) in the last 12 months was 1264.3 per 1,000 residents and was 382.0% higher than the College average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -48.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 163 (≈ 582.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (GL50 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Bath Street. Police recorded 237 crimes here, including 106 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.