Total Crime Rate

43.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 43.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

College Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 392 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 College Drive (GL51 8NY) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% lower than the Lansdown average (108.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Drive (GL51 8NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Alstone Lane, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peter'S Square (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in College Drive area

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Data Sources

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