Total Crime Rate

411.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 411.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 142.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 37.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldsmith Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 14th highest crime rate of 392 local areas in Cheltenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldsmith Road (GL51 7RT) in the last 12 months was 411.3 per 1,000 residents and was 377.0% higher than the Hesters Way average (86.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 172.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsmith Road (GL51 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Place. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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