Total Crime Rate

121.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.4 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 121.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Witcombe Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in All Saints , and the 63rd 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 Witcombe Place (GL52 2SP) in the last 12 months was 121.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% lower than the All Saints average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 65.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Witcombe Place (GL52 2SP), the main crime hotspot is near Bath Street. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Witcombe Place area

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