St Peter's, Cheltenham: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Peter's is roughly in line with the UK average, though it's higher than the South West regional average — something to keep in mind if you're comparing it to other parts of Cheltenham.
In 2024, the neighbourhood recorded 717 crimes. That's almost identical to the UK average of 715. In 2025, it rose to 786, while the UK average fell slightly to 691. The gap has widened a bit, but St Peter's still has noticeably fewer crimes than several neighbouring areas, including St Paul's and Lansdown.
Anti-social behaviour and violent crime make up the largest share of recorded incidents, which is the same pattern you see across the country. Burglary figures are low and have stayed stable.
The 2026 data only covers part of the year so far, so it's too early to make direct comparisons.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Peter'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 Peter'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 Peter's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
117.4
Higher than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Similar to
Hesters Way
120.4
Lower than
St Mark's
151.8
Lower than
Lansdown
202.6
Lower than
Swindon Village
197.9
Higher than
Springbank
84.2
Lower than
St Paul's
196.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Peter's ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences30%39%
- Anti-social behaviour23%18%
- Shoplifting10%8%
- Vehicle crime8%3%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Other theft6%7%
- Public order6%8%
- Burglary3%3%
- Bicycle theft2%1%
- Drugs2%2%
- Other crime2%2%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Robbery1%1%
