Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 35.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Burford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Battledown , and the 186th highest crime rate of 392 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 Burford Road (GL52 5GL) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% higher than the Battledown average (34.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 300.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burford Road (GL52 5GL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Drybrook Walk, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Allburton Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burford Road area

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Data Sources

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