Total Crime Rate

200.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 200.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 67.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Robbery 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hermitage Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in College , and the 45th 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 Hermitage Street (GL53 7NX) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the College average (262.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Street (GL53 7NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bath Terrace, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clare Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bath Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Edward Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clare Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bath Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bath Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naunton Crescent —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bath Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Norwood Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gratton Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bath Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Norwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Exmouth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Bath Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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