Crime Rates at St James Square, Cheltenham, GL50 3PU

St James Square 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 St James Square (GL50 3PU) 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 St James Square (GL50 3PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Terrace (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.