Total Crime Rate

1153.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

274.2 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 1153.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 532.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 274.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.3 10/10
  • Other theft 96.8 10/10
  • Public order 96.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
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

Overton Park Road area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in College , and the 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 Overton Park Road (GL50 3BP) in the last 12 months was 1153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 481.7% higher than the College average (198.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 274.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Park Road (GL50 3BP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 104 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overton Park Road area

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Data Sources

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