Total Crime Rate

594.3 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 594.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 293.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.4 10/10
  • Other theft 54.3 10/10
  • Public order 41.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 12.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 9/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • 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

Royal Well Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in College , and the 12th highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Royal Well Lane (GL50 3ET) in the last 12 months was 594.3 per 1,000 residents and was 126.6% 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 92 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 108 (≈ 345.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Well Lane (GL50 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Well Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Terrace
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bayshill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parabola Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Queen'S Circus Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Circus
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jenner Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knapp Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knapp Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Jessop Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Royal Parade Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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