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Postcode sector · Cheltenham

Crime in GL52 2

How much crime is recorded in GL52 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Population
11,165 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL52 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL52 2, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
36.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
101
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).

GL52 2National
Anti-social behaviour25.110.7
Violence and sexual offences24.823.6
Shoplifting17.28.4
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime7.23.5
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft4.34.5
Drugs2.72.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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