Total Crime Rate

123.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Admiral Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green , and the 88th 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 Admiral Close (GL51 0XL) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% higher than the Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green average (71.3 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Admiral Close (GL51 0XL), the main crime hotspot is near Sotherby Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green

Crime Over Time in Admiral Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Terry Ruck Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sotherby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Magnolia Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Beale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Redwood Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sotherby Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emperor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aston Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pinewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sotherby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sotherby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lloyd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lloyd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seacome Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Frewin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lloyd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Admiral Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frewin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Admiral Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Seacome Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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