Total Crime Rate
96.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Maida Vale area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Charlton Park , and the 126th 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 Maida Vale (GL53 7EE) in the last 12 months was 96.1 per 1,000 residents and was 258.5% higher than the Charlton Park average (26.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Maida Vale (GL53 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Naunton Crescent, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Walk (6 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockfield Business Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southcourt Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Naunton Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Southcourt Drive | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Naunton Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Rockfield Business Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Maida Vale Road | Under investigation |
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