Total Crime Rate

233.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 233.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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.
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Crime overview

Overton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in College , and the 38th 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 Overton Road (GL50 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 233.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower than the College average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 230.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (GL50 3BZ), the main crime hotspot is near Overton Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Overton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lansdown Crescent Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parabola Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malvern Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Western Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Western Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Overton Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overton Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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