Crime Rates at Milton Road, Cheltenham, GL51 7ES

Milton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 128th 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 Milton Road (GL51 7ES) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Lansdown average (108.5 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (GL51 7ES), 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.