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Postcode sector · Cheltenham

Crime in GL50 1

How much crime is recorded in GL50 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Population
10,165 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL50 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL50 1, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
44.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
127
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

GL50 1National
Violence and sexual offences35.523.6
Anti-social behaviour29.610.7
Shoplifting22.28.4
Burglary13.79.1
Public order10.04.6
Other theft7.64.5
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Drugs2.52.4
Bicycle theft2.21.0
Robbery1.41.4
Other crime1.41.5
Theft from the person1.22.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover February 2025 to January 2026, the latest twelve months this area's police force has published. Other forces have published to August 2026.

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