Total Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 24.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Croft Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Battledown , and the 75th lowest 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 Croft Drive (GL53 8LB) in the last 12 months was 24.0 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Battledown average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Drive (GL53 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cirencester Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Croft Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cirencester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Suspect charged as part of another case
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pumphreys Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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