Total Crime Rate
71.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brooklyn Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hesters Way , and the 175th 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 8ED) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% lower than the Hesters Way average (111.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brooklyn Road (GL51 8ED), the main crime hotspot is near Dormer Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hesters Way| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Grevil Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dormer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dormer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennsylvania Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dormer Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pennsylvania Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Frank Brookes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Grevil Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lee Close | — |
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