Total Crime Rate

207.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 207.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cowper Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cowper Road (GL51 7SR) in the last 12 months was 207.5 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 106.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowper Road (GL51 7SR), the main crime hotspot is near Monks Croft. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cowper Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lloyd Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamlet Close —
Sep 2025Public order Pinewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hamlet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hamlet Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Monks Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seacome Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Seacome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sotherby Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banyard Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banyard Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Lloyd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lloyd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lloyd Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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