Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.1 6/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Old Bath Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Charlton Park , and the 198th highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Bath Road (GL53 7QD) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 120.5% higher than the Charlton Park average (26.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Bath Road (GL53 7QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coltham Fields, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Humphris Place (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Bath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Coltham Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knightsbridge Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keynsham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keynsham Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandford Mill Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coltham Fields

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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