Total Crime Rate

65.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gloucester Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 183rd highest 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 Gloucester Road (GL51 7TA) in the last 12 months was 65.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower than the Lansdown average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (GL51 7TA), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greville Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Draycot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Griffiths Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Granley Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Hillfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Byron Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campden Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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