Total Crime Rate

156.0 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 156.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Orchard Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 61st highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Avenue (GL51 7LF) in the last 12 months was 156.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.9% higher 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 Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 60.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (GL51 7LF), the main crime hotspot is near Montreal Drive. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dormer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way β€”
Sep 2025Public order Montreal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montreal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Montreal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russet Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Tanner'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Russet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennsylvania Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Montreal Drive β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dormer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dormer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennsylvania Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsmead Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsmead Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Montreal Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Russet Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brooklyn Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orchard Avenue β€”

Data Sources

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