Total Crime Rate

130.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 130.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Village Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 81st highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Village Road (GL51 0AA) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% higher than the Hesters Way average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Village Road (GL51 0AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Village Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Barlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waldrist Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dormer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dormer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dormer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Waldrist Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waldrist Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gara Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Carter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverview Way Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newdawn Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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