Cheltenham Town Centre vs Newent

Cheltenham Town Centre has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,617 crimes in the last 12 months. Newent has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 847 crimes. Cheltenham Town Centre scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Cheltenham Town Centre shows a year-on-year crime trend of -21% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Newent shows -16.4% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Cheltenham Town Centre, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (688 incidents). In Newent, it is Violent Crime (336 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Cheltenham Town Centre recorded 645 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Newent recorded 175. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Cheltenham Town Centre totalled 688 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 336 in Newent. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Cheltenham Town Centre recorded 3,313 crimes (now 2,617, a change of -21%). Newent recorded 1,013 crimes previously (now 847, -16.4%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Cheltenham Town Centre has a resolution rate of 0% and Newent has 0%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Cheltenham Town Centre falls within the Gloucestershire Constabulary boundary. Newent is covered by Gloucestershire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Cheltenham Town Centre and Newent. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.