Total Crime Rate
6.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Swindon Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Prestbury , and the 6th lowest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Swindon Lane (GL50 4PA) in the last 12 months was 6.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% lower than the Prestbury average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swindon Lane (GL50 4PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paddocks Lane, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Top Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Prestbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swindon Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Paddocks Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Paddocks Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Paddocks Lane | Under investigation |
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