Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.7 7/10
  • Burglary 26.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Croft Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Battledown , and the 125th highest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Croft Avenue (GL53 8LF) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 116.7% higher than the Battledown average (44.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Croft Avenue (GL53 8LF), 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 Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pumphreys Road Under investigation
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 2025Shoplifting Cirencester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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