Crime Rates at Orchard Avenue, Cheltenham, GL51 7NE

Orchard Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 57th highest 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 Orchard Avenue (GL51 7NE) in the last 12 months was 166.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 94.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Avenue (GL51 7NE), 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.