Cheltenham Crime Data 2023

Monthly street-level crime figures for Cheltenham in 2023, broken down by neighbourhood.

  • 5,639 crimes recorded in 2023
  • 5 months of figures

Cheltenham Crime Figures for 2023

This page shows monthly street-level crime counts for Cheltenham’s neighbourhoods, using data from the Police.uk API. The figures are based on approximate, anonymised locations and are updated monthly, typically a month or after the end of the month in question. For example, January’s figures are usually available in early March.

Crime locations are approximate and anonymised by the Police.uk API. A report count does not indicate that a crime occurred at an exact mapped location.

Crime by Month

Month Neighbourhoods Crime reports
2023-08 14 1175
2023-09 14 1084
2023-10 14 1146
2023-11 14 1149
2023-12 14 1085

Crime by Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Total
Benhall and Hatherley 103 78 75 77 71 404
Charlton Kings 44 43 84 46 41 258
Cheltenham Town Centre 309 306 298 283 335 1531
Fairview 27 34 23 23 32 139
Hesters Way 98 94 102 128 100 522
Lansdown 27 21 25 32 23 128
Leckhampton 33 29 50 35 36 183
Prestbury 37 30 31 45 25 168
Springbank and Fiddlers Green 34 29 61 38 22 184
St Marks 179 138 126 174 144 761
St Pauls and Pittville 71 79 86 68 59 363
Swindon Village and Wymans Brook 77 55 41 75 69 317
Tivoli 81 66 63 57 66 333
Whaddon Lynworth and Oakley 55 82 81 68 62 348

Frequently Asked Questions

Where Does the Crime Data Come From?

  • From Police.uk, which publishes the street-level crime reported to each police force in England and Wales. Cheltenham's figures are recorded by Gloucestershire Constabulary, and this page is updated each month as new figures are released.

Why Are the 2026 Figures so Low?

  • From August 2023 to January 2026, around 1,000 crimes a month were reported in Cheltenham. From February 2026, only a handful a month have been published, which points to a problem with how the data reaches Police.uk rather than a real fall in crime.
  • The problem has been reported to the police data team, who are working on a fix at the source. The figures on this page will be updated as soon as the corrected data is published.

Why Isn't the Latest Month Shown Yet?

  • Police.uk usually publishes each month's figures early in the month after next, so January's crimes normally appear in early March.

Are Crime Locations Exact?

  • No. To protect the privacy of victims, Police.uk moves each crime to a nearby anonymous map point, so a figure shows roughly where a crime happened rather than an exact address.

What Are the Neighbourhoods?

  • They are the 14 neighbourhood policing areas that Gloucestershire Constabulary uses for Cheltenham. They are not the same as the town's electoral wards; for crime counted by ward, see our ward profiles.

How Can I Compare Areas Fairly?

  • Busier areas naturally record more crime. Our crime map compares every part of Cheltenham by crimes per 1,000 residents over 12 months, which makes areas of different sizes easier to compare.

About This Data

Data from Police.uk, published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated 5 October 2026, checked monthly.