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

Gloucester Road 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 Gloucester Road (GL51 8PE) 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 Gloucester Road (GL51 8PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moors Avenue, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Peter'S Square (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gloucester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bryanstone Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moors Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bryanstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Race Track —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alstone Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arle Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Peter'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arle Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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