Total Crime Rate

151.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howell Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 397 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 Howell Road (GL51 0EE) in the last 12 months was 151.1 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howell Road (GL51 0EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bodnam Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newdawn Place (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Howell Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Seabright Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Howell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newdawn Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Listening Post Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ismay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bodnam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dill Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tanner'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Barlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barlow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barlow Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodnam Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Listening Post Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gravney Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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