Cheltenham crime stats
The overall crime rate in Cheltenham city is 35.1 crimes per 1,000 which is 35% of the national crime average. Most crimes, 1.3k crimes were violent crimes which is 30.3% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 30% of national crime rate. The category of "shoplifting crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. Shoplifting crime rate is at 50% of national crime rate which puts Cheltenham on 2. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. Shoplifting crime makes up 12.7% of all crimes committed in the area. As of October 2026 shoplifting crime totalled 544 representing a decrease 59.8% year-over-year.
Crime Statistics Breakdown: Share, Ranking, National Comparison, Volume, and Annual Change for Cheltenham city| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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| Violent crime | 30.3% | 1. lowest | 30% | 1.3k | -66.4% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime | 22.4% | 12. lowest | 49% | 962 | -66.8% |
| Shoplifting crime | 12.7% | 2. lowest | 50% | 544 | -59.8% |
| Public order crime | 6.5% | 1. lowest | 33% | 279 | -67.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 5.7% | 4. lowest | 39% | 245 | -69.7% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime | 5.6% | 1. lowest | 28% | 240 | -70.3% |
| Other theft crime | 5.4% | 1. lowest | 28% | 230 | -70.3% |
| Burglary crime | 4.4% | 3. lowest | 42% | 191 | -62.5% |
| Other crime | 2.1% | 2. lowest | 34% | 90 | -66.8% |
| Drugs crime | 1.7% | 1. lowest | 18% | 75 | -71.0% |
| Bicycle theft crime | 1.1% | 9. lowest | 46% | 49 | -78.9% |
| Robbery crime | 1.0% | 1. lowest | 26% | 45 | -61.2% |
| Possession of weapons crime | 0.6% | 1. lowest | 19% | 24 | -75.0% |
| Theft from the person crime | 0.4% | 1. lowest | 9% | 19 | -69.4% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Cheltenham crime rate by crime statistic
This graph compares crime rate in Cheltenham city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime Rate Comparison: Cheltenham city vs. England & Wales| Crime statistic | Cheltenham city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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| Anti-social behaviour | 7.9 | 16.1 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Burglary | 1.6 | 3.7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2.0 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 1.9 | 6.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Public order | 2.3 | 6.9 |
| Robbery | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 4.4 | 8.9 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 2.0 | 5.2 |
| Violent crime | 10.7 | 35.7 |
Cheltenham overall crime rate by year
Overall crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.
Cheltenham crime rate comparison map
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