Total Crime Rate

454.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 454.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 241.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 83.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.5 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Princess Elizabeth Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 17th highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Princess Elizabeth Way (GL51 0HE) in the last 12 months was 454.9 per 1,000 residents and was 307.8% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 187.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 267.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princess Elizabeth Way (GL51 0HE), the main crime hotspot is near Montreal Drive. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princess Elizabeth Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellison Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tanner'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlands Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quebec Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barbridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Welch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Listening Post Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Listening Post Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Montreal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montreal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Montreal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Montreal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montreal Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lechmere Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashlands Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashlands Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lechmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russet Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Braeburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braeburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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