Total Crime Rate
865.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knapp Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in College , and the 7th 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 Knapp Road (GL50 3QH) in the last 12 months was 865.5 per 1,000 residents and was 230.0% higher 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 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 114.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 289.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knapp Road (GL50 3QH), 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.
View Crime In College| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Henrietta Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jessop Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Royal Well Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Devonshire Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Rutland Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ambrose Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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