Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Gloucester Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 158th 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 Gloucester Road (GL51 8NQ) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (GL51 8NQ), 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 Gloucester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alstone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alstone Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Mead
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stow Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stow Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stow Court Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order School Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Close
Sep 2025Public order Thornbury Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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