Total Crime Rate

191.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 191.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.0 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Gloucester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Lansdown , and the 35th highest crime rate of 392 local areas in Cheltenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gloucester Road (GL51 8QA) in the last 12 months was 191.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 78.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gloucester Road (GL51 8QA), the main crime hotspot is near Stow Court. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 22 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

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Data Sources

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