Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 19.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 14.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.2 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barton Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Charlton Park , and the 164th highest crime rate of 392 local areas in Cheltenham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Close (GL53 9HS) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 147.3% higher than the Charlton Park average (22.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Close (GL53 9HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cirencester Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bafford Grove (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Close area

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Data Sources

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