Total Crime Rate

150.3 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 150.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 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

Devon Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 65th 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 Devon Avenue (GL51 8AP) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Avenue (GL51 8AP), the main crime hotspot is near Stow Court. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clevedon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryanstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryanstone Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alstone Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arle Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cornwall Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Mead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stow Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order School Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ashtree Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashtree Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parkbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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