Total Crime Rate

275.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

120.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 275.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 120.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 43.6 8/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Whaddon Road area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Oakley , and the 19th highest crime rate of 392 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 Whaddon Road (GL52 5NF) in the last 12 months was 275.2 per 1,000 residents and was 261.3% higher than the Oakley average (76.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 120.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whaddon Road (GL52 5NF), the main crime hotspot is near Whaddon Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whaddon Road area

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Data Sources

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