Total Crime Rate
72.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brooklyn Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 171st 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 Brooklyn Road (GL51 8DU) in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Lansdown average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooklyn Road (GL51 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Montreal Drive. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Lansdown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blenheim Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Ellison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Braeburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braeburn Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Blenheim Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Russet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Goldsmith Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Montreal Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brooklyn Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Montreal Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Quebec Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellison Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Russet Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Amberley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Edinburgh Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Place | Under investigation |
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