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Postcode sector · Cheltenham

Crime in GL52 6

How much crime is recorded in GL52 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Population
21,129 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL52 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL52 6, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
22.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences15.423.6
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Shoplifting12.38.4
Burglary8.29.1
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 6% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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