Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Devon Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 159th highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Devon Avenue (GL51 8BY) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Avenue (GL51 8BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillfield, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somerset Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ashtree Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashtree Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimwade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grimwade Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Libertus Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clevedon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cambridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clevedon Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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