Crime Rates at Draycot Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6LY

Draycot Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 392 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 Draycot Road (GL51 6LY) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower than the Benhall, the Reddings & Fiddler's Green average (56.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Draycot Road (GL51 6LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsley Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.