Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Robbery 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bafford Approach area has the highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Charlton Park , and the 117th 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 Bafford Approach (GL53 9HP) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 276.4% higher than the Charlton Park average (26.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 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 Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 86.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bafford Approach (GL53 9HP), the main crime hotspot is near Cirencester Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bafford Approach area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cirencester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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