Total Crime Rate
133.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wilson Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 77th 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 Wilson Drive (GL51 0GY) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.8% higher than the Hesters Way average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (β 75.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wilson Drive (GL51 0GY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evington Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edinburgh Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hesters Way| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yalta Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Evington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edinburgh Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Edinburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Seacome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ellison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seacome Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Graham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Yalta Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hamlet Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hamlet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hamlet Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellison Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marsland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lloyd Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sochi Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sochi Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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