Total Crime Rate

855.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 855.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 88.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.9 10/10
  • Other theft 77.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 66.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.1 10/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • 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

Sterling Court area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 8th highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sterling Court (GL51 8LY) in the last 12 months was 855.6 per 1,000 residents and was 520.3% higher than the Lansdown average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 194.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 59.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sterling Court (GL51 8LY), the main crime hotspot is near Thornbury Close. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sterling Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Mill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Race Track —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alstone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Millbrook Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Alstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alstone Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arle Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arle Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Arle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Millbrook Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Millbrook Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old Millbrook Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colletts Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Close —
Sep 2025Public order Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alstone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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