Total Crime Rate
3.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandy Lane Road area has the lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Charlton Park , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 397 local areas in Cheltenham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sandy Lane Road (GL53 9DB) in the last 12 months was 3.9 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Charlton Park average (26.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 150.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandy Lane Road (GL53 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Bafford Grove. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Charlton Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bafford Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Withyholt Park | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bafford Grove | Under investigation |
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