Total Crime Rate

143.7 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 143.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Oakley , and the 70th 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 Priors Road (GL52 5AW) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 82.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 99.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priors Road (GL52 5AW), the main crime hotspot is near Pennine Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priors Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dymock Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmarley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmarley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chelt Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Imjin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Dart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newland Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dymock Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennine Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotswold Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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