Total Crime Rate

109.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 23.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carter Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 76th highest crime rate of 392 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 Carter Road (GL51 0US) in the last 12 months was 109.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Hesters Way average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carter Road (GL51 0US), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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