Total Crime Rate

856.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

127.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 856.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 533.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 127.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.6 9/10
  • Public order 44.2 10/10
  • Other theft 35.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
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

Gara Close area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Springbank , and the 4th highest crime rate of 392 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 Gara Close (GL51 9TW) in the last 12 months was 856.4 per 1,000 residents and was 854.8% higher than the Springbank average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 193 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 127.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gara Close (GL51 9TW), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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