Total Crime Rate

250.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 250.0 10/10
  • Other theft 70.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Public order 19.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 19.4 6/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ambrose Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in College , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambrose Street (GL50 3LG) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.7% lower than the College average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambrose Street (GL50 3LG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 178 crimes here, including 110 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambrose Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milsom Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milsom Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft St Paul'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order St Paul'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Street North Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jessop Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Rutland Court Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Crescent Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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