Total Crime Rate

181.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 181.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.4 9/10
  • Other theft 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

New Barn Lane area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Prestbury , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 397 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 New Barn Lane (GL52 3LD) in the last 12 months was 181.4 per 1,000 residents and was 383.0% higher than the Prestbury average (37.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 307.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Barn Lane (GL52 3LD), the main crime hotspot is near Lexington Square. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Barn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Approach Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Approach Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour East Approach Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs The Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Barn Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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