Total Crime Rate
454.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princess 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.
View Crime In Hesters Way| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellison Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tanner'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashlands Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quebec Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ashlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Brown Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Welch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Listening Post Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Listening Post Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montreal Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lechmere Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashlands Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ashlands Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lechmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russet Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Braeburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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