Total Crime Rate
18.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Griffin Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Charlton Park , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Griffin Lane (GL53 0PT) in the last 12 months was 18.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower than the Charlton Park average (26.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Griffin Lane (GL53 0PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charnwood Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillands Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Charlton Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thompson Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Charnwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Charnwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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