Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Priors Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Oakley , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priors Road (GL52 5AN) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% lower than the Oakley average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Road (GL52 5AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churn Avenue (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priors Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Humber Road
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chelt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmarley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmarley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dymock Walk
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dymock Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wessex Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imjin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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