Total Crime Rate

1021.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

467.9 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 1021.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 467.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 400.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 239.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 125.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 64.3 10/10
  • Public order 60.7 10/10
  • Other theft 42.9 10/10
  • Drugs 28.6 10/10
  • Burglary 17.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
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

Vernon Court area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in College , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 392 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 Vernon Court (GL50 1EF) in the last 12 months was 1021.4 per 1,000 residents and was 415.2% higher than the College average (198.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 112 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 131 (≈ 467.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Court (GL50 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Bath Street. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Data Sources

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