St Paul's, Cheltenham: Safety
Safety
Crime levels in St Paul's are higher than the UK and South West averages. The good news is that crime stayed flat between 2024 and 2025, so the neighbourhood isn't getting worse.
St Paul's recorded around 100 crimes per month in 2025. The UK average for a comparable neighbourhood was roughly 58. Anti-social behaviour and violent crime make up most of the offences, which you'll find in busier urban areas. The neighbouring College neighbourhood has similar or higher figures, so St Paul's isn't unusual locally.
What stands out is the consistency. Crime didn't rise meaningfully between 2024 and 2025, and early 2026 data shows the same pattern. The picture is stable rather than worsening, which is worth factoring in if you're considering the area.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Paul's ward (Gloucestershire Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Paul's ward: Gloucestershire Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Paul's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
196.2
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
All Saints
174
Similar to
Lansdown
202.6
Higher than
Pittville
116.4
Similar to
Swindon Village
197.9
Lower than
College
233.3
Higher than
St Peter's
117.4
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Paul's ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences30%39%
- Anti-social behaviour27%18%
- Shoplifting8%8%
- Public order8%8%
- Criminal damage and arson6%8%
- Vehicle crime5%3%
- Other theft5%7%
- Burglary3%3%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Other crime2%2%
- Drugs2%2%
- Robbery1%1%
- Theft from the person1%<1%
- Possession of weapons<1%1%
