Total Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 50th lowest 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 Hawthorn Road (GL51 7LY) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% lower than the Hesters Way average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Road (GL51 7LY), 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.
View Crime In Hesters Way| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Listening Post Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montreal Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quebec Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooklyn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barbridge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sochi Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lechmere Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lechmere Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dill Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tanner'S Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Listening Post Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sochi Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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