Crap Towns / Cheltenham / Crime

How much crime is there in Cheltenham?

The police recorded 85.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Cheltenham from September 2023 to August 2026, 12% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 33.5. In the 12 months to August 2025 it was 83.9, down from 87.8 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	87.8	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	83.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	–	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	33.5	34.1
Shoplifting	11.3	7.1
Public order	8.1	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	7.1	7.0
Other theft	6.8	5.4
Vehicle crime	6.1	3.8
Burglary	4.1	3.1
Other crime	2.2	2.0
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Bicycle theft	2.0	0.5
Robbery	0.9	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Gloucester	10.8 km	121
Stroud	19.7 km	87.9
Cheltenham	–	85.4
Cirencester	22.1 km	75.7
Tewkesbury	11.3 km	72.4
Stonehouse	21.9 km	68.2
Brockworth	7.7 km	63.8
Quedgeley and Hardwicke	16.1 km	57.5
Churchdown	7.7 km	46.7
Bishop's Cleeve	5.7 km	41.7
Chalford	19.5 km	24.9
The typical town	–	76.2