Total Crime Rate
11.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cromwell Road area has the lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Oakley , and the 18th 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 Cromwell Road (GL52 5DN) in the last 12 months was 11.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Oakley average (102.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Cromwell Road (GL52 5DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whaddon Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lynworth Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oakley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whaddon Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Welland Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Welland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hayes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cleevemount Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lynworth Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mendip Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evenlode Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Evenlode Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whaddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Whaddon Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whaddon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robins Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Robins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whaddon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Robins Close | Under investigation |
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