The overall crime rate in Cheltenham city is 103.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 3.8k crimes were violent crimes which is 30.0% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 89% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 10.6% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Bicycle theft crime" rate is at 201% of national crime rate which puts Cheltenham on 16. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 1.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 236 cases and has decreased by 25.6% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2024 - February 2025.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 30.0% | 11. lowest | 89% | 3.8k | -18.0% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 22.5% | 22. highest | 147% | 2.8k | 6.9% |
Shoplifting crime | 9.5% | 28. lowest | 114% | 1.2k | -2.6% |
Public order crime | 7.3% | 30. lowest | 105% | 919 | -32.7% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.7% | 17. lowest | 91% | 842 | -17.2% |
Other theft crime | 6.6% | 33. lowest | 95% | 837 | -10.2% |
Vehicle crime | 5.7% | 53. highest | 101% | 721 | -7.3% |
Burglary crime | 3.6% | 44. lowest | 92% | 459 | -26.3% |
Other crime | 2.1% | 31. lowest | 99% | 265 | 4.3% |
Drugs crime | 2.1% | 11. lowest | 70% | 261 | 2.0% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.9% | 16. highest | 201% | 236 | -25.6% |
Robbery crime | 0.8% | 31. lowest | 67% | 104 | 10.6% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.7% | 10. lowest | 75% | 83 | 7.8% |
Theft from the person crime | 0.6% | 28. lowest | 25% | 74 | -22.9% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Cheltenham city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Cheltenham city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 23.2 | 15.8 |
Bicycle theft | 1.9 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.8 | 4.1 |
Criminal damage and arson | 6.9 | 7.5 |
Drugs | 2.1 | 3.0 |
Other crime | 2.2 | 2.2 |
Other theft | 6.8 | 7.2 |
Possession of weapons | 0.7 | 0.9 |
Public order | 7.5 | 7.2 |
Robbery | 0.8 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 9.8 | 8.6 |
Theft from the person | 0.6 | 2.4 |
Vehicle crime | 5.9 | 5.8 |
Violent crime | 30.9 | 34.6 |