Cheltenham

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Cheltenham.

Population: 116,043
People in Employment: 56,745 (75.1%)
People Inactive: 16,140 (21.4%)
People Unemployed: 2,670 (3.5%)
Number Of Jobs: 41k
Median Salary: £34,961
Mean Salary: £38,610

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Cheltenham. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Cheltenham for 2024

Cheltenhams most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 5,166 crimes and in 2022 there were 4,974 crimes. Which is an increase of 192 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Crimes This Year	Trend vs previous year
Violence and sexual offences	5,184	745	Getting Better
Anti-social behaviour	2,655	497	Getting Better
Public order	1,717	209	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,099	199	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	724	166	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	1,137	159	Getting Better
Burglary	663	143	Getting Better
Other theft	984	133	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	336	60	Getting Better
Other crime	248	48	Getting Better
Drugs	222	46	Getting Better
Robbery	97	19	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	82	10	Getting Better
Theft from the person	86	9	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Cheltenham

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Park has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Cheltenham, with 1723 crimes and 176 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst Oakley has 66 crimes and 18 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
All Saints	180	34
Hesters Way	177	26
Pittville	163	26
Swindon Village	155	28
Springbank	140	21
St Paul's	128	21
St Mark's	117	19
Benhall and The Reddings	91	19
Oakley	88	16
College	82	22
Charlton Kings	72	13
Warden Hill	68	13
Charlton Park	43	9
Up Hatherley	40	8
Lansdown	37	5
Leckhampton	35	6
St Peter's	26	10
Battledown	14	2
Prestbury	11	3
Park	0	0

Crime map for Cheltenham

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-07. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Cheltenham

The average property price in Cheltenham is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Cheltenham is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Cheltenham could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£616,005.02	£386,865.91	£311,345.82	£214,485.68
2022	£613,230.67	£385,664.51	£310,725.93	£215,196.82
2021	£549,507.15	£346,126.17	£280,763.67	£202,190.76
2020	£510,327.09	£324,263.75	£263,690.56	£195,853.04
2019	£485,748.32	£308,940.15	£251,352.03	£191,940.22
2018	£486,141.82	£308,442.27	£251,916.37	£195,209.42
2017	£465,237.55	£294,501.07	£241,779.08	£191,410.24
2016	£433,883.93	£275,333.64	£227,116.61	£176,308.73
2015	£405,630.93	£257,432.74	£213,384.31	£165,416.07
2014	£380,636.45	£242,275.16	£201,862.84	£156,653.70
2013	£353,956.52	£224,274.09	£187,731.86	£146,472.15
2012	£350,464.74	£222,538.67	£185,903.21	£146,725.46
2011	£337,402.58	£212,723.89	£176,792.46	£141,768.41
2010	£343,359.19	£218,065.39	£181,945.92	£147,227.05

Property prices over time for Cheltenham

Showing crimes from 2010 up until July 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Cheltenham

The median salary in Cheltenham is £34,961 and the mean salary in Cheltenham is £38,610.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 41k
Median Salary: £34,961
Annual Percentage Change: 14.8%
Mean Salary: £38,610

Salary comparison between Cheltenham and South West

See how Cheltenham compares to the rest of South West. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in South West is £34,961 in Cheltenham and the lowest median salary is £0 in Isles of Scilly. Cheltenham ranks 0 out of 26 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Forest of Dean	24k	£30,120	27.8%	£32,813	11.4%
Bristol, City of UA	173k	£29,923	11.1%	£32,238	5.8%
North Somerset UA	74k	£29,026	16.3%	£32,491	11.3%
South Gloucestershire UA	113k	£28,830	10.8%	£31,817	8.6%
Swindon UA	89k	£28,164	3.4%	£34,161	6.8%
Wiltshire UA	177k	£28,033	12.8%	£32,009	5.2%
Bath and North East Somerset UA	71k	£27,614	14.1%	£35,345	19.5%
Stroud	42k	£27,606	9.7%	£32,948	8.7%
Cotswold	28k	£26,953	22.1%	£34,455	16.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UA	131k	£26,714	9.8%	£31,862	10.7%
Dorset UA	127k	£26,446	7.6%	£30,561	11.4%
South Hams	26k	£26,370	9.6%	£28,265	-2.6%
Gloucester	43k	£25,766	8.9%	£30,531	14.4%
Exeter	48k	£25,553	9.5%	£29,292	9.6%
Mid Devon	29k	£25,048	0.0%	£27,831	0.0%
North Devon	36k	£25,035	17.3%	£25,340	9.5%
Cornwall UA	169k	£24,510	14.9%	£27,014	13.0%
Plymouth UA	91k	£23,433	6.2%	£25,656	8.1%
Teignbridge	39k	£23,283	8.3%	£27,325	8.9%
Torbay UA	46k	£22,678	-2.6%	£25,355	1.9%
Torridge	25k	£22,300	0.0%	£24,572	4.8%
West Devon	17k	£21,639	10.7%	£23,139	1.3%
Tewkesbury	31k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Isles of Scilly	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
East Devon	44k	£0	0.0%	£31,403	11.8%