Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Linden Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Prestbury , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 397 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 Linden Avenue (GL52 3DT) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Prestbury average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Avenue (GL52 3DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bushel Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broad Acre Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs The Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Barn Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bushel Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bushel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clover Drive Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bushel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Barn Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft New Barn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Barn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour New Barn Avenue —

Data Sources

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