Total Crime Rate
40.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Alstone Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 139th lowest 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 Alstone Lane (GL51 8HW) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% lower than the Lansdown average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 12.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alstone Lane (GL51 8HW), the main crime hotspot is near School Mead. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 14 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 | Parkbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Essex Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bedford Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cornwall Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arle Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alstone Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bryanstone Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bryanstone Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arle Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clevedon Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | School Mead | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | School Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clevedon Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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