Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.5 5/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.1 3/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillfield area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 181st lowest 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 Hillfield (GL51 7BQ) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% lower than the Lansdown average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillfield (GL51 7BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lansdown Castle Drive (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hillfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ashtree Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granley Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashtree Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lansdown Castle Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Libertus Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimwade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimwade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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