Total Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Highland Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Charlton Park , and the 182nd 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 Highland Road (GL53 9LU) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% higher than the Charlton Park average (22.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highland Road (GL53 9LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evelyn Close, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hartley Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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