Crime Rates at Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 8ND

Gloucester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 29th 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 Gloucester Road (GL51 8ND) in the last 12 months was 263.6 per 1,000 residents and was 91.1% higher than the Lansdown average (137.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (GL51 8ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stow Court (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.