Total Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 69.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tennyson Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 178th highest 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 Tennyson Road (GL51 7DD) in the last 12 months was 69.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% lower than the Hesters Way average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (GL51 7DD), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Place. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kipling Road —
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edinburgh Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Edinburgh Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edinburgh Place —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shakespeare Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amberley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Amberley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Goldsmith Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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