Total Crime Rate
58.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Suffolk Villas area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Park , and the 154th highest crime rate of 392 local areas in Cheltenham .
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 Suffolk Villas (GL50 2AX) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.5% higher than the Park average (37.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 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 Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Suffolk Villas (GL50 2AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bath Terrace, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andover Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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