Total Crime Rate

517.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 517.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 223.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.4 10/10
  • Other theft 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.2 10/10
  • Public order 35.3 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Other crime 17.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • 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

Monkscroft area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 15th highest crime rate of 397 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 Monkscroft (GL51 7TT) in the last 12 months was 517.7 per 1,000 residents and was 364.1% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 264.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monkscroft (GL51 7TT), 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 Monkscroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wordsworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pitman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowper Road —
Sep 2025Public order Pinewood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daylesford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft 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 Sotherby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sotherby Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sotherby Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sotherby Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shelley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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