Total Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stanway Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stanway Road (GL51 6BU) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower 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 4 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stanway Road (GL51 6BU), the main crime hotspot is near Monks Croft. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Daylesford Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pinewood Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monks Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sotherby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sotherby Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sotherby Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sotherby Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monks Croft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cowper Road | — |
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