Total Crime Rate
100.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Obrien Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 118th 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 Obrien Road (GL51 0UP) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Obrien Road (GL51 0UP), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 285 crimes here, including 32 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 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverview Way | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Carter Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rutherford Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gara Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gara Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gara Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grevil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grevil Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frank Brookes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Suspect charged as part of another case |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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