Crime in GL52
How much crime is recorded in GL52, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Cheltenham
- Region
- South West
- Population
- 61,680 (2024)
GL52Postcode district · Cheltenham
How safe is GL52
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL52, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
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).
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% since 2022.
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.