Total Crime Rate

1379.0 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 1379.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 540.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 201.6 10/10
  • Other theft 169.4 10/10
  • Public order 169.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 153.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.3 10/10
  • Robbery 24.2 10/10
  • Other crime 16.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Knapp Lane area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in College , and the 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 Lane (GL50 3QJ) in the last 12 months was 1379.0 per 1,000 residents and was 425.8% higher than the College average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 403.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knapp Lane (GL50 3QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knapp Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs New Street Local resolution
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Street —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Paul'S Street South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneville Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stoneville Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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