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Postcode sector · Cheltenham

Crime in GL51 3

How much crime is recorded in GL51 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Population
18,249 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL51 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL51 3, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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).

GL51 3National
Violence and sexual offences8.423.6
Shoplifting8.28.4
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.64.6
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.42.4
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 13% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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