Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Merriville 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 Merriville Road (GL51 8JF) 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 Merriville Road (GL51 8JF), the main crime hotspot is near Grevil Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Merriville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pennsylvania Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bedford Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee Close —
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grevil Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grevil Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lee Close —
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Data Sources

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