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Postcode sector · Cheltenham

Crime in GL53 0

How much crime is recorded in GL53 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cheltenham
Region
South West
Population
14,632 (2024)
Crime

How safe is GL53 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in GL53 0, 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
14.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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).

GL53 0National
Burglary10.09.1
Shoplifting9.88.4
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Violence and sexual offences7.423.6
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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10
15
20
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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