Crime Rates at Kingsmead Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 0BD

Kingsmead Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 78th highest crime rate of 392 local areas in Cheltenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsmead Avenue (GL51 0BD) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Hesters Way average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsmead Avenue (GL51 0BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newdawn Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.