Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.4 5/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Marsh Gardens area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Pittville , and the 172nd highest 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 Marsh Gardens (GL51 9LL) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% lower than the Pittville average (77.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsh Gardens (GL51 9LL), the main crime hotspot is near Fort Leney Walk. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsh Gardens area

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Data Sources

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